Unbelievable. He deliberately shot the kid in the head. 
North Carolina police have charged a neighbor with the murder of a five-year-old boy who was riding a bike in his own yard when he was shot at point blank range on Sunday evening.
Darius Sessoms, 25, was taken into custody by Wilson police around 24 hours after he allegedly approached Cannon Hinnant in front of the young boy's father's house at 5:30pm and shot him in the head.
Hinnant's seven-year-old and eight-year-old sisters witnessed the killing, their mother told WRAL.
Sessoms lived next door to the family, and the killing is not believed to be random. Neighbors claim he had dinner with Hinnant's father Austin on Friday and had been over at the house earlier on Sunday.
The motive for the killing is still under investigation, but a GoFundMe established by a family member says that the young boy rode into Sessoms' yard.
'Sunday, August 9, 2020 a sweet soul named Cannon Hinnant was taken from this world over a senseless act,' it reads.
'A beautiful 5 year old baby boy riding his bicycle was shot by his neighbor point blank in Wilson NC. One minute he is enjoying his life, the next it all ends because he rode into his neighbors yard.'
The young boy was set to start Kindergarten on Monday and had just learned to write his name.
'He was just a loving kid,' his mother Bonny Waddell told the Wilson Times. 'He had the biggest heart.'
'It’s devastating. No one should ever have to bury their child. No mother should have to go through this.'
Hinnant's family said they have known the suspect for years and did not believe he could be capable of murder.
Emergency responders tried to save him and he was taken to the Wilson Medical Center but later died.
Sessoms was immediately identified as the suspect.
He fled the scene in a black 2019 Toyota Corolla and was later located by authorities in a residence in Goldsboro.
Police charged him with first degree murder on Monday, and he is being held with no bond.
He made his first ten-minute court appearance virtually from Wilson County Jail on Tuesday morning.
Wilson County District Court Judge John Britt read Sessoms his rights and the charge he is facing. The suspect said he would be seeking his own attorney to represent him.
He probable cause hearing was set for August 25.
According to the Wilson Times, Sessoms was previously convicted of felony larceny of firearms in Wilson County in March 2016, misdemeanor maintaining a place for a controlled substance in Wake County in April 2016 and felony marijuana possession in Nash County in November 2016.
'We used to play together and I never thought he’d kill someone. A mother now has to lay her son to rest at 5 years old which she should never have to do. He’ll never be forgotten,' Rachel Pipkin, a cousin of Cannon’s mother told CBS.
Police were called to the scene on Archers Road at around 5.30pm Sunday where Hinnant was found with a gunshot wound.
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North Carolina police have charged a neighbor with the murder of a five-year-old boy who was riding a bike in his own yard when he was shot at point blank range on Sunday evening.
Darius Sessoms, 25, was taken into custody by Wilson police around 24 hours after he allegedly approached Cannon Hinnant in front of the young boy's father's house at 5:30pm and shot him in the head.
Hinnant's seven-year-old and eight-year-old sisters witnessed the killing, their mother told WRAL.
Sessoms lived next door to the family, and the killing is not believed to be random. Neighbors claim he had dinner with Hinnant's father Austin on Friday and had been over at the house earlier on Sunday.
The motive for the killing is still under investigation, but a GoFundMe established by a family member says that the young boy rode into Sessoms' yard.
'Sunday, August 9, 2020 a sweet soul named Cannon Hinnant was taken from this world over a senseless act,' it reads.
'A beautiful 5 year old baby boy riding his bicycle was shot by his neighbor point blank in Wilson NC. One minute he is enjoying his life, the next it all ends because he rode into his neighbors yard.'
The young boy was set to start Kindergarten on Monday and had just learned to write his name.
'He was just a loving kid,' his mother Bonny Waddell told the Wilson Times. 'He had the biggest heart.'
'It’s devastating. No one should ever have to bury their child. No mother should have to go through this.'
Hinnant's family said they have known the suspect for years and did not believe he could be capable of murder.
Emergency responders tried to save him and he was taken to the Wilson Medical Center but later died.
Sessoms was immediately identified as the suspect.
He fled the scene in a black 2019 Toyota Corolla and was later located by authorities in a residence in Goldsboro.
Police charged him with first degree murder on Monday, and he is being held with no bond.
He made his first ten-minute court appearance virtually from Wilson County Jail on Tuesday morning.
Wilson County District Court Judge John Britt read Sessoms his rights and the charge he is facing. The suspect said he would be seeking his own attorney to represent him.
He probable cause hearing was set for August 25.
According to the Wilson Times, Sessoms was previously convicted of felony larceny of firearms in Wilson County in March 2016, misdemeanor maintaining a place for a controlled substance in Wake County in April 2016 and felony marijuana possession in Nash County in November 2016.
'We used to play together and I never thought he’d kill someone. A mother now has to lay her son to rest at 5 years old which she should never have to do. He’ll never be forgotten,' Rachel Pipkin, a cousin of Cannon’s mother told CBS.
Police were called to the scene on Archers Road at around 5.30pm Sunday where Hinnant was found with a gunshot wound.
Five-year-old boy is shot dead by neighbor in front of his two sisters
Darius Sessoms, 25, was charged on Monday with the murder of five-year-old Cannon Hinnant who was shot in the head as he was riding his bike in front of his father's house in Wilson, North Carolina.
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