Senatobia officer who shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley quits as bodycam video surfaces

The Mississippi officer who opened fire on a car and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley has left the Senatobia Police Department.

Sgt. Hunter Foster resigned not long after the state's top prosecutor, Attorney General Lynn Fitch, ruled that he was justified in using lethal force. Senatobia Mayor Greg Graves confirmed his exit.

The resignation follows the release of police body camera video from the chaotic moments before the shooting.

What the video shows

Gunfire broke out on June 14 outside a Walmart in Senatobia. Officers had been told that two women suspected of taking diapers and baby clothes were running from the store.

In the footage, the women climb into a gray sedan with Kohen inside while officers close in and yell over and over for the driver to stop. The car backs into a parked SUV, then lurches ahead in what looks like a path toward the officers. At least one officer fires as the sedan rolls between them.

The state Bureau of Investigation has said officers saw "two subjects and a juvenile child fleeing from the store into a vehicle."

Kohen was sitting on his mother Vellesiya Wiley's lap when a bullet struck and killed him. Latoya Ferrell, who was behind the wheel, took a bullet too and was critically hurt.

'Nobody knew the baby was there'

On the recording, an officer who is not identified says, "I didn't even see a f***ing baby in her lap."

Another answers, "Nobody knew the baby was there."

The released clips do not include video from the camera of the officer who fired the deadly shots.

Family wants answers

Wiley says she did not shoplift. She also disputes the police account, saying her friend never drove at the officers.

Ben Crump, the civil rights lawyer for the family, has blasted the choice to file no charges. He wants every piece of footage from the shooting made public.

No one involved has been charged.