Mississippi Police Chief Fired After Toddler’s Fatal Shooting
The police chief of a Mississippi municipality has been dismissed following the fatal shooting of a one-year-old child by officers and the subsequent discovery of racist text messages among department personnel. The termination comes amid growing public outcry and internal investigations into the department’s conduct.
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Police chief fired amid controversy in aftermath of child’s shooting in a small Mississippi city - apnews.com
Police chief fired amid controversy in aftermath of child’s shooting in a small Mississippi city apnews.com
Read full article →Police chief in Mississippi town where 1-year-old was killed has been fired
Harold Vanderford made national news earlier this year after he shot and killed Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old Black baby, while responding to a shoplifting call at Walmart Late Tuesday, the city of Senatobia, Mississippi fired its police chief, Harold Vanderford, after it was reported that Vanderford regularly used racist slurs against Black people in his text messages. The town, which is about 40% Black, made national news earlier this year after a white officer fatally shot and killed Kohen W...
By Adria R Walker
Read full article →Police chief fired over racist texts after fatal shooting of a toddler in Mississippi
Fired Chief Harold Vanderford routinely used racist language in text messages, including writing that he hoped his neighbors heard him shouting slurs at home
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Read full article →Mississippi city where police killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley fires police chief
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