Mississippi Police Department Faces Dual Crises: Fire Investigation and Fatal Shooting
Federal and ATF probes a blaze at the Senatobia Police Department, which is also under fire after a one‑year‑old was killed in a Walmart parking lot.
Federal officials are investigating a fire at a police department in Mississippi, with the ATF joining local agencies in the probe. The blaze broke out at the Senatobia Police Department.
The same department is already facing public scrutiny after it fatally shot a one‑year‑old, Kohen Wiley, in a Walmart parking lot, according to reporting.
The Senatobia Police Department issued a statement on Saturday night, assuring the public that the incident is being taken extremely seriously.
Original reporting
ABC News
Federal officials investigate fire at beleaguered police department in Mississippi
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and local agencies are investigating a fire at a beleaguered police department in Mississippi
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Fire guts HQ of Miss. police dept. that fatally shot Kohen Wiley, 1, in Walmart parking lot
“We want to assure the public that this incident is being taken extremely seriously,” the Senatobia Police Department said in a statement Saturday night.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Federal officials are investigating a fire at a police department in Mississippi.
- The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating the fire along with local agencies.
- The fire occurred at a police department in Mississippi.
- The police department is the Senatobia Police Department, according to a statement from the department.
- The Senatobia Police Department fatally shot Kohen Wiley, age 1, in a Walmart parking lot, according to the New York Post.
- "We want to assure the public that this incident is being taken extremely seriously," the Senatobia Police Department said in a statement Saturday night.
- The Senatobia Police Department issued its statement on Saturday night.
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