Coverage dated September 2, 2026

Police chief fired amid controversy in aftermath of child's shooting in a small Mississippi city

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The police chief of a northern Mississippi city where 1-year-old Black child Kohen Wiley was shot and killed by police responding to a shoplifting call was fired Tuesday amid a new controversy.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Mississippi city where police killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley fires police chief (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Leaders of a Mississippi city where police shot and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley earlier this year unanimously voted to fire its police chief

  2. The Guardian

    Police chief in Mississippi town where 1-year-old was killed has been fired (opens The Guardian)

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    The city of Senatobia made national news earlier this year after a white officer shot and killed Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old Black baby, while responding to a shoplifting call Late Tuesday, the city of Senatobia, Mississippi fired its police chief, Harold Vanderford, after it was reported that Vande…

  3. WKBN Youngstown

    Police chief fired amid controversy in aftermath of child's shooting in a small Mississippi city (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    The police chief of a northern Mississippi city where 1-year-old Black child Kohen Wiley was shot and killed by police responding to a shoplifting call was fired Tuesday amid a new controversy.

  4. Triblive

    Police chief fired amid controversy in aftermath of child’s shooting in small Mississippi city (opens Triblive)

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    The police chief of a northern Mississippi city where 1-year-old Black child Kohen Wiley was shot and killed by police responding to a shoplifting call was fired Tuesday amid a new controversy.

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