Fatal shooting of one-year-old boy ignites tensions in Mississippi town
The shooting death of one-year-old Kohen Wiley by police in Senatobia, Mississippi on June 14 has sparked community outrage and protests. Activists call for accountability, citing the incident involving a response to an alleged shoplifting of diapers as emblematic of systemic racism. Bernice King criticized the prioritization of items over human life in a powerful statement.
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