WILSON, N.C. (WSET) — The man wanted for fatally shooting a 5-year-old in North Carolina has been arrested, police said.
Wilson police identified the victim as Cannon Hinnant.
Police on Sunday said officers responding to a report of a shooting at a mobile home park found the 5-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound. Capt. Steve Stroud said officers and emergency personnel performed first aid before the boy was taken to Wilson Medical Center, where he died.
5-year-old Cannon Hinnant was killed Sunday, August 9 while he was riding his bike in his neighborhood. Police said 25-year-old Darius Sessoms shot him (GoFundMe)
Police said 25-year-old Darius Nathaniel Sessoms was arrested Monday. He’s charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bond.
According to The Wilson Times, Sessoms was found in a Goldsboro home Monday night, August 10.
A GoFundMe, created for the Hinnant family, shows Cannon was set to start kindergarten this year. It said that Cannon was shot “point-blank” while riding his bicycle Sunday afternoon.
“One minute he is enjoying his life, the next it all ends because he rode into his neighbor’s yard,” the GoFundMe reads.
A cousin of Cannon’s father, who created the fundraising campaign, said she wanted it to help with funeral expenses and any help along the way for Cannon’s parents.
