Police chief in Mississippi city where baby was shot by police fired amid racism claims
- A police chief in a northern Mississippi city has been fired following a fresh wave of controversy, months after officers shot and killed a one-year-old Black child named Kohen Wiley during a shoplifting call.
- Harold Vanderford, the police chief of Senatobia, tendered his resignation on Tuesday.
- However, the city’s board of aldermen rejected his departure and opted to unanimously vote to sack him instead, the city clerk confirmed without offering further detail.
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- A police chief in a northern Mississippi city has been fired following a fresh wave of controversy, months after officers shot and killed a one-year-old Black child named Kohen Wiley during a shoplifting call.
- Harold Vanderford, the police chief of Senatobia, tendered his resignation on Tuesday.
- However, the city’s board of aldermen rejected his departure and opted to unanimously vote to sack him instead, the city clerk confirmed without offering further detail.
Sources: The Independent