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Mississippi officer who fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley resigns

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Former Senatobia, Mississippi, police officer Hunter Foster has resigned, the city said, a day after the state released his body camera footage of the shooting. Foster fired into a vehicle during a call about alleged shoplifting at a Walmart, and one-year-old Kohen Wiley, who was in the vehicle, was killed. The Mississippi attorney general's office found the use of force justified. The police department has said the driver was trying to hit officers. Foster's attorney said his client had “no choice” but to fire.

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  1. Hunter Foster, a Senatobia police officer, has resigned, according to the city.

    Reported byLeft3Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, CBS News, NBC News
    Center
    Straight Arrow News
    Right
    New York Post

  2. Foster fired into a vehicle during a call about alleged shoplifting at a Walmart, killing one-year-old Kohen Wiley.

    Reported byLeft3Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, CBS News, NBC News
    Center
    Straight Arrow News
    Right
    New York Post

  3. The Mississippi attorney general's office found that the use of force was justified.

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    Left
    The Guardian, CBS News
    Center
    Straight Arrow News

  4. The state released Foster's body camera footage a day before his resignation.

    One outletStraight Arrow News· Center

  5. The police department said the driver was trying to hit officers, causing one of them to fire.

    One outletStraight Arrow News· Center

How each side tells it

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All sides report that former Senatobia officer Hunter Foster resigned after firing into a vehicle during a shoplifting call that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. Left outlets stress the victim and the attorney general's justified finding; the center adds the bodycam release, and the right's wire report leads with the resignation.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left headlines lead with the officer's resignation after the fatal shooting of a one-year-old, and the Guardian names the victim as a Black toddler.

    Officer who shot and killed Black toddler in Mississippi resigns from police force
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Straight Arrow News leads with the resignation and its timing relative to the state's bodycam release, naming the victim only as a 1-year-old.

    Mississippi officer who shot and killed 1-year-old resigns
    Straight Arrow NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    The only right-side coverage is an Associated Press report, which the New York Post headlined by attributing the resignation to the Senatobia mayor, not its own reporting.

    Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, mayor says
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • The victim's age and race
  • The attorney general's justified finding
  • The shoplifting call that prompted the shooting

Leaves out

  • Police account that the driver tried to hit officers
  • Release of the state's bodycam footage

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  • NBC NewsLeft

    Mississippi police officer who fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley has resigned

    The Mississippi police officer who fired the shot that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley has resigned, a city official told NBC News on Friday.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    Police officer resigns after shooting that killed 1-year-old

    The Mississippi attorney general's office had determined that the use of force was justified in the deadly shooting that stemmed from an alleged shoplifting incident.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeft

    Officer who shot and killed Black toddler in Mississippi resigns from police force

    Hunter Foster fired at vehicle during a shoplifting call at a Walmart, killing one-year-old Kohen Wiley Hunter Foster, the Mississippi police officer who shot into a vehicle and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley, has resigned from the Senatobia police department. …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Timing of the resignation after the bodycam release
  • The attorney general's finding of justified force
  • The police account of the driver's actions

Leaves out

  • The victim's name, Kohen Wiley

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Resignation confirmed by the mayor
  • Shooting during a shoplifting call
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  • ReasonRight

    Mississippi Cop Who Shot 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley Resigns After State Calls Shooting 'Justified'

    The resignation comes after the release of bodycam footage that raised questions about the police's handling of the incident.

    Read at Reason (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRightAssociated Press report

    Police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old boy in Mississippi has resigned, mayor says

    The police officer who shot and killed a 1-year-old boy in Mississippi when he fired into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call has resigned, the Senatobia mayor said.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    The Guardian, Oct 23, 12:39 PM EDT

  • Center

    28 min later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 1:07 PM EDT

  • Right

    19 min later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 12:58 PM EDT

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  1. The GuardianLeftOct 23, 12:39 PM EDT
  2. CBS NewsLeftOct 23, 12:50 PM EDT
  3. NBC NewsLeftOct 23, 12:57 PM EDT
  4. New York PostRightOct 23, 12:58 PM EDT
  5. Straight Arrow NewsCenterOct 23, 1:07 PM EDT
  6. ReasonRightOct 23, 1:40 PM EDT
  7. BBC NewsCenterOct 23, 2:45 PM EDT

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