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Senatobia, where white officer shot and killed Kohen Wiley, terminates chief who reportedly used racist slurs in texts 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 Wiley , a one-year-old Black baby, while responding to a shoplifting call at Walmart. Officers fired into a vehicle, shooting the driver and killing the toddler, who was being held in his mother’s arms. Though Vanderford submitted a resignation letter earlier on 1 September, the city’s board of aldermen unanimously voted to reject it and to terminate the officer instead. Senatobia has been embroiled in recent controversies involving police and Black residents, specifically children.
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1 dead — Kohen Wiley In 2023, Senatobia made national news after an officer arrested and placed in a cell a 10-year-old Black boy who had urinated in public.
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Senatobia, where white officer shot and killed Kohen Wiley, terminates chief who reportedly used racist slurs in texts 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 Wiley , a one-year-old Black baby, while responding to a shoplifting call at Walmart. Officers fired into a vehicle, shooting the driver and killing the toddler, who was being held in his mother’s arms. Though Vanderford submitted a resignation letter earlier on 1 September, the city’s board of aldermen unanimously voted to reject it and to terminate the officer instead. Senatobia has been embroiled in recent controversies involving police and Black residents, specifically children.
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Senatobia, where white officer shot and killed Kohen Wiley, terminates chief who reportedly used racist slurs in texts 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 Wiley , a one-year-old Black baby, while responding to a shoplifting call at Walmart. Officers fired into a vehicle, shooting the driver and killing the toddler, who was being held in his mother’s arms. Though Vanderford submitted a resignation letter earlier on 1 September, the city’s board of aldermen unanimously voted to reject it and to terminate the officer instead. Senatobia has been embroiled in recent controversies involving police and Black residents, specifically children.
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Senatobia, where white officer shot and killed Kohen Wiley, terminates chief who reportedly used racist slurs in texts 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 Wiley , a one-year-old Black baby, while responding to a shoplifting call at Walmart. Officers fired into a vehicle, shooting the driver and killing the toddler, who was being held in his mother’s arms. Though Vanderford submitted a resignation letter earlier on 1 September, the city’s board of aldermen unanimously voted to reject it and to terminate the officer instead. Senatobia has been embroiled in recent controversies involving police and Black residents, specifically children.
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Senatobia, where white officer shot and killed Kohen Wiley, terminates chief who reportedly used racist slurs in texts 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 Wiley , a one-year-old Black baby, while responding to a shoplifting call at Walmart. Officers fired into a vehicle, shooting the driver and killing the toddler, who was being held in his mother’s arms. Though Vanderford submitted a resignation letter earlier on 1 September, the city’s board of aldermen unanimously voted to reject it and to terminate the officer instead. Senatobia has been embroiled in recent controversies involving police and Black residents, specifically children.
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