Police chief in Mississippi town where 1-year-old was killed has been fired
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…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Sep 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM ET
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Police chief in Mississippi town where 1-year-old was killed has been fired(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
Mississippi city where police killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley fires police chief(opens original report in a new tab)Leaders of a Mississippi city where police shot and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley earlier this year unanimously voted to fire its police chief — ABC News
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