Cohen Wiley Shots: Who is Hunter Foster? 5 things to know about the Senatobia Police Department officer who fatally shot a 1-year-old child
Hunter Foster has been identified as the Senatobia Police Department officer involved in the fatal incident. shooting one year old Cohen Wiley In Senatobia, mississippi.
The incident occurred on June 14 when police were responding to a shooting at a Walmart when an officer mistakenly fired into the vehicle. The incident sparked outrage in the community and the Senatobia Police Department came under attack. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is investigating the case due to the involvement of a police officer.
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While the officer’s name has not been released, Action News 5 report That officer is Hunter Foster, according to officer-involved shooting records. Here’s everything you need to know about Hunter Foster.
Hunter Foster: 5 things to know about the cop who shot Cohen Wiley
- Hunter Foster, Kohen Wiley, his mother Vellesiya Wiley and a third person were involved in the shooting that killed the one-year-old. The third person has yet to be identified.
- Foster was promoted to sergeant in Senatobia last September, local news outlets reported.
- Foster had a LinkedIn profile that listed him as a patrol officer with the Senatobia Police Department, but it has since been deleted.
- Foster graduated magna cum laude from Bethel University in Minnesota, according to his deleted LinkedIn profile.
- It also noted that Foster’s skills include serving as a drug recognition expert instructor and SWAT operator, among others.
This information appears on Google search pages as a preview of Foster LinkedIn profile. A screenshot of the same is attached below.
Prior to this, Marquel Bridges, whom the Associated Press called “a community advocate who is helping the family,” also identified Foster as the shooter.
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“Days before Hunter Foster, the officer who fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley, was the subject of a complaint from an officer for using a racial slur at the police department.” wrote on Facebook.
Foster has been suspended as outrage over the case grows. Action News 5 noted that MBI’s incident report was heavily redacted and that the document alone was not sufficient to confirm Foster’s involvement in the shooting. However, past records and local accounts have identified Foster as the shooter.
