Newly released bodycam footage captures the moments leading up to a fatal police shooting in Mississippi that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley and critically injured his mother. The incident began with an alleged shoplifting at Walmart before escalating into a deadly confrontation as the woman attempted to flee in her car. A detailed, frame-by-frame breakdown examines the officers’ actions, the driver’s decisions and the critical tactical questions surrounding the shooting. Could this tragedy have been prevented?

Ralph Cilento is a retired NYPD Lieutenant Commander of Detectives who spent more than two decades leading homicide and major-case investigations before serving as Chief Investigator for the Putnam County District Attorney’s Office. A former commander of the NYPD’s Detective Bureau Training Division and founder of Blue Top Consulting, a firm specializing in law-enforcement training, consulting and expert-witness services, Ralph has educated thousands of law enforcement professionals and brings an expert’s eye to every split-second decision caught on bodycam.