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Mississippi officer resigns after fatally shooting 1-year-old in vehicle

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The police officer who fatally shot a 1-year-old boy by firing into a moving vehicle during an alleged shoplifting incident in Senatobia, Mississippi, has resigned, the city's mayor said. The Mississippi attorney general's office had determined the use of force was justified. The boy's family, after reviewing officers' body-worn camera footage, said they do not believe the shooting was justified; their lawyer said an allegation of shoplifting

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