India, Oct. 24 -- A Mississippi police officer has resigned days after the state's attorney general ruled that his use of force was justified in a shooting that killed a 1-year-old boy in June.

Hunter Foster, a Senatobia police officer, resigned on Friday, October 23. The shooting of Kohen Wiley on June 14 sparked widespread outrage and calls for accountability.

Senatobia Police officer Hunter Foster has resigned. Senatobia mayor Greg Graves told CNN about it on Friday. City clerk Katie Harbin said Foster turned in a resignation letter.

This comes just days after Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch said the officer's use of force was justified.

The shooting happened on June 14 in Senatobia, a small town about 40 miles south of Mem...