Produced by the Building Bridges Coalition in partnership with E5 Enclave“There is insufficient evidence of any criminal conduct to present this case to a grand jury. We are declining prosecution of this matter and will close the case accordingly.”
Attorney General’s office — the Kohen Wiley determination, Oct. 19, 2026
That is the whole case, in her office’s own words: no grand jury, no charges, case closed — for the killing of a one-year-old. The demand of Kohen’s family and this coalition is simple: reverse the declination, present this case to a grand jury, and prosecute Hunter Foster. Her office answers to the people of Mississippi. Make it answer.
Everything below is drawn from the Attorney General’s own statements and the public record. Read it, then make the call — you will know more about her record than her statement admits.
On October 19, 2026, the Attorney General’s office declined to present Kohen’s killing to a grand jury and closed the case. No jury of Mississippians was ever asked. The words were hers:
“Insufficient evidence of any criminal conduct to present this case to a grand jury.”
Under Mississippi law (Miss. Code § 45-1-6(10)), the Attorney General is the exclusive presenter in cases like this one. There was no other office to appeal to, no second look. When she declined, the courthouse door closed — because she closed it.
Her office claims 86 concluded reviews of law-enforcement shootings, with force found justified in all but four. The public record does not carry that math. Only 49 case-level outcomes can be located — which leaves a gap no one has explained:
In a single statement on September 28, 2026, the Attorney General promised both of these. Judge for yourself which one governed Kohen’s case:
“Every case is thoroughly examined without fear or favor.”
“In the case of a tie, the benefit of the doubt goes to our law enforcement officers. The men and women who wear the uniform have earned that.”
The Attorney General declines to present the case to a grand jury and closes it.Attorney General’s office determination, October 19, 2026.
The Department of Public Safety releases the body-camera and surveillance footage — three days after the case was closed. A release after closure is not transparency.DPS release, October 22, 2026.
Sergeant Hunter Foster resigns; Senatobia’s interim chief resigns as well. Kohen’s family calls for a federal civil-rights investigation. A resignation is not accountability.Publicly reported, October 23, 2026.
Two instruments, thirty seconds each. Use the language below or your own — keep it factual, keep it disciplined, and say his name. Offices count contacts. Be counted.
The email address above is the one printed on the coalition’s flyer. The Attorney General’s office: Walter Sillers Building, 550 High Street, Suite 1200, Jackson, MS 39201 · Main line (601) 359-3680 · ago.state.ms.us. Keep every contact factual and non-threatening — the discipline is the message.
This is the coalition’s own flyer — the same one moving hand to hand in Senatobia and Jackson. Click it for the full-size print copy. Put it in shop windows, church bulletins, and group chats. Every copy is another call her office has to count.
Kohen’s family has called for a federal civil-rights investigation, and that call stands. When a state closes its own case, the United States Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is the remaining door. Support the family’s call: file a civil-rights report with the DOJ and reference the death of Kohen Kartier Wiley, Senatobia, Mississippi, June 14, 2026.
Kohen Kartier Wiley was one year old. The Attorney General called his killing justified and closed the case without a jury. Call her office today — then stand with his family in Jackson on November 2.