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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.
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 TodaySigns 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 TodayPorchse 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 TodayDemonstrators 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 TodayDemonstrators march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi TodayAmberia 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 TodayDemonstrators 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 TodayAnnie Carter prepares for a march for 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia on Friday, June 26, 2026.\ Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi TodayAn 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 TodayPolice 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 TodayDemonstrators 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 TodayMarquell 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 TodayDemonstrators 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 TodayA 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 TodayMarquell 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 TodayBaba 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 TodayMalcolm 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 TodayA 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 TodayA 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 TodayA 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 TodayDemonstrators 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 TodayMichael 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
