We will fight for that till the end. I Can Already Hear the Whining: Florida Sheriff Mandates No Masks for Deputies. Darius Sessoms allegedly murdered 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant by shooting him in the head at point blank range when Hinnant rode his bike on Sessoms pg.acq.push(function() { The suspect, Darius Sessoms, is on the run. }) Have a tip we should know? The now-shuttered group was titled 'Justice for Darius Sessoms' where social media users called Sessoms a "political prisoner" and also accused the "system" of "persecuting him unjustly," reports Breitbart. Aolani Takemi Marie Pettit, of Wilson, is in jail under a $250,000 bond. Defended himself against three attackers. Darius Sessoms is accused of shooting his 5-year-old neighbor,Cannon Hinnant, point blank in the head as the child rode a bicycle outside his own home in August 2020. Cannon was the type of kid that was always polite, kind of laid back, but he was a beautiful little kid, godfather Merrill Race told WTVD. Waddell said, "This man took my girls when he took my baby. Cannon has two sisters, ages 8 and 7, and they both saw their brothers shooting, the childrens mother told WRAL-TV. We need to discuss the rampant and unfettered racism that occurs daily in the black community. Body camera video of the aftermath of Cannon Hinnants shooting, as well as photos of the crime scene, were also entered into evidence this week. Thats what were hoping for," she told the outlet. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { Investigators said Darius Sessoms, 25, shot and killed Hinnant An all-day softball event was also held the previous day as a fund-raiser.[20]. He touched everybody he knew," she shared. Sessoms was formally indicted by a grand jury on December 22, 2021. Sessoms is in the custody of the Wilson County Sheriffs Department, according to online records. RELATED:Couple Face More Than 600 Child Abuse-Related Charges For Alleged Serial Torture Of Two Kids. I hope you can find some sort of peace in this- my heart goes out to you. A GoFundMe launched for Hinnant in the days after the murder reached over $800,000 as news of his death reverberated throughout the region. After police officers and EMS personnel arrived at the location of the shooting, Hinnant was taken to Wilson Medical Center where he died from his injuries. var zergnet = document.createElement('script'); A neighbortold WRALthat Sessoms and Cannon's fathereven had dinner together. BE AWARE: Wilson Police warn of fake posts about Cannon