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Mississippi Officer Resigns After Shooting of 1-Year-Old; Ohio Man Found Guilty of Murder

A Mississippi police officer has resigned after a shooting that killed a 1-year-old, and an Ohio man was found guilty of murder after running over an officer who had just viewed footage of his son's death.

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According to a CBS News report, a police officer in Mississippi has resigned following a shooting that killed a 1-year-old. The outlet said the state attorney general's office had "determined that the use of force was justified" in the deadly shooting, which stemmed from an alleged shoplifting incident. The CBS News summary does not say when the shooting occurred or name the officer.

The Guardian reported on Friday that Rodney Hinton, 40, of Ohio, was "found guilty of murder and other charges" according to authorities, after he ran over Larry Henderson with a car. The Guardian said Hinton had viewed body-cam footage of Cincinnati police shooting his son, Ryan, and that the attack came just hours after he saw the video.

The Guardian's summary describes Henderson as a deputy, while its headline calls him an officer. According to the same report, Hinton faces between 15 years and life in prison following his convictions.

CBS News and The Guardian each described separate cases in Mississippi and Ohio, and neither summary links them. As CBS News described its case, the origin was an alleged shoplifting incident, while The Guardian centered its account on a car attack that followed the viewing of body-camera footage. Neither outlet's summary gives further detail on the investigations or any court schedule, and no official is directly quoted in either summary.

Sources: CBS News: Police officer resigns after shooting that killed 1-year-old; The Guardian: Ohio man convicted of murder for running over officer after police killed his son.

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