Chief Fired After Racist Texts Surface | Charlotte News

In a shocking turn of events, Senatobia, Mississippi’s police chief Harold Vanderford was fired after racist slurs surfaced in his private texts — a move that came amid outrage over the June death of one-year-old Black child Kohen Wiley, shot during a Walmart shoplifting call. With no charges filed and community trust shattered, civil rights attorney Ben Crump hailed the firing as justice and demands full transparency through release of body camera footage. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigations is now probing the fatal shooting as tensions simmer between residents and law enforcement. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/07126200c1ed4fc4