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Police chief fired over alleged racist text messages in aftermath of 1-year-old’s shooting

Police chief fired over alleged racist text messages in aftermath of 1-year-old’s shooting
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SENATOBIA, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - The police chief of a Mississippi city where police shot and killed a 1-year-old Black boy in June has been fired over allegations he used racial slurs in text messages. The City of Senatobia fired Police Chief Harold “Hal” Vanderford after rejecting his resig...

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