# Police chief fired in city where officer fatally shot 1-year-old outside Walmart

https://mins.news/en/item/43234

- ABC News, 2026-09-03 06:33 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://abcnews.com/US/police-chief-fired-miss-city-officer-fatally-shot/story?id=136154628

> Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford was fired Tuesday over allegations that he sent racist text messages. Officers under the department were involved in the shooting of Kohen Wiley.

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