SENATOBIA, Miss. (June 20, 2026) –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump and Attorney Van Turner will join the family of Kohen Wiley at a news conference and rally Monday. They will continue to demand full transparency from investigators and will announce an independent autopsy into the 1-year-old’s death.
Kohen Wiley was fatally shot June 14 while riding in a vehicle outside a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi, where officers had responded to a shoplifting call. According to the family, a woman who was with Kohen’s mother was accused of shoplifting diapers. She has not been charged. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says an officer opened fire during the encounter. Kohen, 1, died from his injuries.
WHO:
Family of Kohen Wiley
Attorney Ben Crump
Attorney Van Turner
WHEN:
Monday, June 22, 2026
8 a.m. CT
WHERE:
Gospel Temple COGIC
604 East Gilmore Street
Senatobia, MS 38668
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MEDIA CONTACT:
[email protected]
ABOUT BEN CRUMP LAW
Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit bencrump.com.
