Mississippi police officer who fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley resigns: Mayor

The Mississippi police officer who fired the shot that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot in June during an alleged shoplifting pursuit has resigned, Senatobia Mayor Greg Graves confirmed to ABC News.

Hunter Foster, the police officer who fatally shot a 1-year-old boy who was sitting in his mother's lap in a Walmart parking lot in Mississippi has resigned despite being cleared of criminal wrongdoing. Jason Allen reports.

The Mississippi officer who shot and killed a 1-year-old resigned Friday a day after the state released bodycam footage of the shooting.

The resignation comes after the release of bodycam footage that raised questions about the police's handling of the incident.​