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(19,965 posts) Tue Jun 16, 2026, 05:29 PM Tuesday

1-Year-Old Boy Killed After Police Shot At His Car In Walmart Parking Lot [View all]

The death of a 1-year-old Mississippi boy who died after a police officer shot at a vehicle he was inside of during a shoplifting call is sparking questions among family members.

“It didn’t have to happen this way. It could’ve been handled differently,” LiCole Wiley, a relative to those involved in the alleged shoplifting incident told local news station WREG.

Officers from the Senatobia Police Department and deputies from the Tate County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shoplifting report at a local Walmart on Sunday, where they encountered two adults and a child fleeing the store in a vehicle, according to a statement by the The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.

One witness told the outlet in a separate report that the officers were already waiting in the parking lot as two women exited the store. The witness said one of the suspects was holding a box of diapers, while the other was holding a baby.

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1-Year-Old Boy Killed After Police Shot At His Car In Walmart Parking Lot [View all] LiberalArkie Tuesday OP

SO those cops... 2naSalit Tuesday #1

They will, 2 months off with pay and benefits then acquittal.. LiberalArkie Tuesday #5

Baby or no baby, PatSeg Tuesday #26

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You were there? AloeVera Tuesday #38

Darn, did I just miss our resident troll? niyad Tuesday #43

I did as well PatSeg Tuesday #49

You did but didn't miss anyrhing you'd want to read. AloeVera Tuesday #56

But of course! niyad Tuesday #59

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popped in to cause some trouble, I see. NewHendoLib Tuesday #63

Darn, I missed them again? niyad 23 hrs ago #74

"Police claim the driver drove in their direction and nearly hit one of them..." sop Tuesday #2

I'm sure there's dashcam, body cam, and parking lot video (and bystander video)... QueerDuck Tuesday #3

Body cam? Probably turned them off. sakabatou Tuesday #27

Perhaps, but unlikely. QueerDuck Tuesday #30

More details: sop Tuesday #41

Thank you for this important information. I could have almost niyad Tuesday #44

Over a box of diapers dweller Tuesday #4

Another tragic outrage in the U.S. of A. (nt) Pinback Tuesday #17

Totally. 😿 littlemissmartypants Tuesday #23

Does this mean trying to annex Greenland is bad? CNYHarris Tuesday #55

Shoplifting isn't good (but I can understand desperation vs for kicks) But this IS UNACCEPTABLE!... electric_blue68 Tuesday #6

Alleged shoplifters. niyad Tuesday #45

Oh, yes, sorry. Of course! electric_blue68 Tuesday #58

Exactly. Let alone: IF they were shoplifting, the punishment is not death, let alone by ambush. ... marble falls 23 hrs ago #73

I don't believe the "driving car at us" for a second. pat_k Tuesday #7

"They were driving at us." Yeah, right. Wednesdays Tuesday #10

Yes, I sense a pattern here orangecrush Tuesday #15

Alleged shoplifting. niyad Tuesday #46

This message was self-deleted by its author niyad Tuesday #47

Even if a driver is trying to drive toward a cop with their car, shooting them is NOT an acceptable response. Wiz Imp Yesterday #68

Thanks for this! pat_k Yesterday #69

This was emphasized after the Renee Good shooting Wiz Imp Yesterday #70

And I would expect local law enforcement to have largely adopted these standards. pat_k Yesterday #71

This just breaks my heart....... a kennedy Tuesday #8

Let's see Manatee Tuesday #9

Welcome to DU! KS Toronado Tuesday #21

I just wrote yesterday how the B.See Tuesday #11

It's plain murder. Blue Full Moon Tuesday #12

Exactly PatSeg Tuesday #28

Heroes in Blue my big fat butt. Cowboys with a licence to kill. They were waiting for them, that's an ambush. marble falls Tuesday #13

I'll reserve outrage until after all the video is out. OC375 Tuesday #14

They shot the baby dweller Tuesday #25

Lots of bad decisions went into this tragedy. OC375 Tuesday #40

And some of the decisions held Torchlight 23 hrs ago #75

Absolutely OC375 23 hrs ago #76

LEO killing a person running over a LEO is the new excuse - Renee Nicole Good LiberalArkie Tuesday #31

It was widely emphasized following the Renee Good shooting Wiz Imp Tuesday #66

Well aware. OC375 Yesterday #72

We are being policed by Farmer-Rick Tuesday #16

Offficers plural, AND deputies plural??? JFC!! For ALLEGED shoplifters??? niyad Tuesday #18

Baby food and diapers are 2 of the most commonly shoplifted items. maxsolomon Tuesday #22

This is exactly where my mind went! slightlv Tuesday #32

Kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #19

Wonder what color their skin was ? dave99 Tuesday #20

A picture of the kid has been published. maxsolomon Tuesday #24

Well, am I ever not surprised. AverageOldGuy Tuesday #37

Colour me sooooo NOT surprised!!! niyad Tuesday #39

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I was wondering the same thing PatSeg Tuesday #29

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Obviously, they needed weapons drawn for shoplifting. Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #33

Alleged shoplifting. niyad Tuesday #42

This sounds familiar... JoseBalow Tuesday #34

First thing I thought of, too The Blue Flower Tuesday #52

It's Mississippi. AverageOldGuy Tuesday #36

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Tuesday #48

Shooting at fleeing suspects in a WalMart shoplifting call SpankMe Tuesday #50

Allegedly stolen merchandise. It would surprise me no end if walmart niyad Tuesday #61

Yeah right... purr-rat beauty 22 hrs ago #78

We definitely will be hearing more about this. oasis Tuesday #51

No we won't. GOP owns Mississippi and media dave99 Tuesday #53

They don't own Atty. Ben Crump. If he gets a oasis Tuesday #54

Meanwhile, Leon Musk still has his head Blue Owl Tuesday #57

And his money. niyad Tuesday #62

Totally indefensible Wiz Imp Yesterday #67

The Waltons are stealing from us purr-rat beauty 22 hrs ago #77