Former Mississippi Officer Who Killed 1-Year-Old Resigns
Senatobia, Mississippi - Hunter Foster, the former police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot in June, has resigned from the force. The incident occurred when officers responded to an alleged shoplifting incident, and…
Lima, OH, October 23, 2026 —
Hunter Foster, the former police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot in June, has resigned from the force, according to the information provided about the case.
Officers had responded to an alleged shoplifting incident when the shooting occurred. Body-camera footage of the shooting was recently released. The available information does not specify when the footage was released or provide further details about what it shows.
The Mississippi Attorney General’s office ruled the shooting justified. The basis for that ruling and the date it was issued were not provided. The summary also does not identify the police department Foster served with, or say when his resignation took effect.
Wiley’s family’s attorneys are seeking a federal investigation. The information provided does not identify which federal agency they have asked to investigate, describe the scope of their request, or indicate whether an investigation has been opened.
The resignation follows the release of the body-camera footage and the state attorney general’s ruling, but the available information does not establish a connection between those events and Foster’s decision to leave the force. It also does not provide details about any further action by state or federal authorities.
The case centers on the fatal shooting of a child during an officer response to an alleged shoplifting incident, the state-level ruling that the shooting was justified, and the family’s attorneys’ effort to seek federal review. Further details about the circumstances of the shooting, the ruling, and the status of the request for an investigation were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Joyce Peterson, Stuart Rucker, Gray News staff on www.hometownstations.com, see more information here.
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