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Mississippi police shooting of infant justified ruling 2026
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 19
OCT 19 · Day 1
Mississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of one-year-old as justified
Wiley lifted the baby up to indicate there was a child in the car when police drew their weapons.
The Mississippi bureau of investigation alleged that the driver drove in the direction of the officers, almost striking one.
Officers were responding to a shoplifting call alleging Vellesiya Wiley and Latoya Ferrell had stolen a pack of diapers.