Five-year-old boy is shot dead at point blank range by neighbour, 25, as he rides bike in his own fr

[mountaineer]

A black man apparently decided this little white boy's life didn't matter.

Five-year-old boy is shot dead at point blank range by neighbour, 25, as he rides bike in his own front yard in front of his two sisters, 8 and 7
    *North Carolina police charged Darius Sessoms, 25, Monday with the murder of five-year-old Cannon Hinnant
    *Hinnant's family say he was riding his bike in front of his father's house in Wilson on Sunday when Sessoms approached and shot him in the head
    *The young boy's two sisters, 7 and 8, witnessed the shooting
    *Sessoms is their next-door neighbor and the families are said to have known each other for years
    *A motive for the killing has not been released but a family member said the young boy rode into Sessoms' yard
    *Neighbors say Sessoms had visited Hinnat's father Austin earlier that day

By Frances Mulraney For Dailymail.com
Published: 10:08 EDT, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 10:48 EDT, 11 August 2020

... Darius Sessoms, 25, was taken into custody by Wilson police around 24 hours after he approached Cannon Hinnant in front of the young boy's father's house and shot him in the head.

Hinnant's seven-year-old and eight-year-old sisters witnessed the killing, their mother told WRAL.   

The motive for the murder is still unclear but neighbors claim Sessoms had dinner with Hinnant's father Austin on Friday and had been over at the house earlier that day.  ...

Full story and more photos at Daily Mail

[mountaineer]

UPDATE

Shooter’s GF Aolani Pettit arrested in the Cannon Hinnant case
Published By Brent Stephens-
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 17:09 EDT
Modified Date: Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 17:09 EDT

A second individual has been detained and charged in the fatal shootng of a Wilson 5-year-old back in August.

Wilson Cops on Tuesday night stated Aolani Takemi Marie Pettit, 21, of Wilson, was charged with felony accessory after the fact. Pettit got a $250,000 protected bond.  ...

They state she understood her boyfriend Darrius Sessoms, 25, had actually shot the kid and that she assisted him leave town, consisting of supplying him transportation. ...  MORE

[PeteS in CA]

This thread gives context for this story, http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,411100.0.html .

[skeeter]

UPDATE

Shooter’s GF Aolani Pettit arrested in the Cannon Hinnant case
Published By Brent Stephens-
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 17:09 EDT
Modified Date: Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 17:09 EDT

A second individual has been detained and charged in the fatal shootng of a Wilson 5-year-old back in August.

Wilson Cops on Tuesday night stated Aolani Takemi Marie Pettit, 21, of Wilson, was charged with felony accessory after the fact. Pettit got a $250,000 protected bond.  ...

They state she understood her boyfriend Darrius Sessoms, 25, had actually shot the kid and that she assisted him leave town, consisting of supplying him transportation. ...  MORE

Good. She burns too.