American civil rights attorney and founder of Ben Crump Law.
Several incidents involving police use of deadly force are under review after shootings in Hartford, Jamaica, Louisville and a separate case in the Guardian report. Officials are facing questions about mental health responses, accountability and the handling of bystanders. Civil rights groups urge independent inquiries as families seek transparency.
Three people, including a one-year-old, have died after a police shooting in a Senatobia, Mississippi Walmart parking lot. The driver accelerated toward officers after a shoplifting call, prompting an officer to fire into the vehicle. The child died at a hospital; one other occupant is critically injured. Investigations are ongoing.
Protests have surged after Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old in Senatobia, was shot by police during a June 14 Walmart incident. A second autopsy shows the child was shot from the side of the car; family and civil rights advocates call for the release of body‑cam, dashcam and Walmart security video as investigations continue.
An independent autopsy on 18-year-old Nolan Wells has found no fractures or deep tissue injuries but cannot rule out foul play due to body decomposition and missing neck structures. The findings, announced at the NAACP convention, leave many questions unanswered as authorities continue investigating.