🧵 Saga file #81
Mississippi police shooting of 1-year-old
Oct 19, 7 PM ET to Oct 23, 4 AM ET · 🔴 on the front pages now
- 2parts so far
- 18outlets carried a part
- 🫏11 · 6 · 1🐘left · center · right
- 3.4 daysrunning so far
- 46people retold it online
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- Oct 19, 7 PM ET · on the front pages 1.9 daysMississippi AG rules fatal police shooting of 1-year-old as justified
- Oct 22, 11 PM ET · on the front pages 5 hoursVideo released showing police shooting of 1-year-old boy
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1. Mississippi AG rules fatal police shooting of 1-year-old as justified
Oct 19, 7 PM ET · 16 outlets · on the front pages 1.9 days
“Mississippi AG Says Use Of Force In 1-Year-Old's Shooting Death Was Justified” first: HuffPost
· 🧶 retold by 46
2. Video released showing police shooting of 1-year-old boy
Oct 22, 11 PM ET · 9 outlets · on the front pages 5 hours · 🔴 now
“Video shows moments leading up to police fatally shooting toddler” first: CBS News
🧶 Retelling
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- Mississippi's attorney general ruled the fatal police shooting of one-year-old Kohen Wiley was justified. told by 17 people, on “Mississippi AG rules fatal police shooting of 1-year-old as justified”
- A Mississippi officer shot and killed a one-year-old boy after suspecting his mother of shoplifting diapers. told by 29 people, on “Mississippi AG rules fatal police shooting of 1-year-old as justified”