MOTHER OF CANNON HINNANT ALLEGED KILLER RECEIVES MESSAGES OF SUPPORT, PRAYERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Mother of man who allegedly killed 5-year-old boy receives outpourings of sympathy from strangers
The mother of a man, who allegedly murdered a five-year-old boy for the offense of riding a bike on his front yard, has received hundreds of messages of support, sympathy, and prayers on social media as strangers shared their emotions.
Carolyn Sessoms was flooded with a diverse mix of messages extending support and colorful condemnation on Facebook after her son, Darius, 25, was alleged to have shot five-year-old Cannon Hinnant in the head at point blank range as he played on the street with his sisters on a summer’s afternoon at a Wilson, North Carolina, neighborhood.
It was believed that Darius was on speaking terms with his alleged victim’s father as eyewitnesses claimed the two had dined together days before the brutal shooting.
And in a stunning revelation, Carolyn’s other son, Joshua, 27, was found to be serving a 19-year prison sentence after being convicted on a slew of charges relating to statutory rape committed against a student at the school he worked at as a science teacher and volunteer sports coach.