Jun 26, 2026
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. SENATOBIA – Demonstrators marched through the north Mississippi town of Senatobia on Friday in support of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley’s family and calling for accountability from law enforcement involved in his death. Despite temperatures reaching a heat index of 95 degrees, according to the National Weather Service, demonstrators walked through the town with fists raised, chanting calls for justice and accountability. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on June 14 shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen.  READ MORE: Marchers in Senatobia demand justice in wake of officer-involved killing of 1-year-old Family and supporters gather in the Walmart parking lot with his father before a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Signs are in place for a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Porchse Miller, of Black Lives Matter Grassroots East Atlanta DeKalb, leads demonstrators out of Walmart’s parking lot during a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Demonstrators hold signs during a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen.\ Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Demonstrators march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Amberia Wade, of Jackson, participates in a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Demonstrators march past City Hall during a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Annie Carter prepares for a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026.\ Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today An onlooker watches as demonstrators pass businesses during a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Police speak to demonstrators during a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Demonstrators raise their middle finger to law enforcement during a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Marquell Bridges, president of Building Bridges Coalition, speaks through a bullhorn during a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Demonstrators hold signs during a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today A demonstrator holds a sign during a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Marquell Bridges, president of Building Bridges Coalition, center, leads a chant during a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Baba Akili, of Black Lives Matter, speaks after a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Malcolm Wilford, 5, waits in the Walmart parking lot with his father before a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today A memorial is in place for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at Walmart in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today A memorial is in place at Walmart in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today A supporter holds a sign after a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at Walmart in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Demonstrators raise their fists during a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says a police officer responding to a shoplifting call on Sunday, June 14, 2026, shot at a car that drove in the officer’s direction, killing Kohen. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today Michael Williams, of Los Angeles, drapes a Black Lives Matter flag around himself before a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today ...read more read less
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