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'''Cannon Blake Hinnant''' was a five-year-old American boy from [[Wilson, North Carolina]]. At 5:30 pm on August 9, 2020, he bicycled onto his next-door neighbor's property, and the neighbor, Darius Sessoms, a 25-year-old man, allegedly shot the boy at [[point-blank range]].<ref name=lawandcrime>{{cite news |last1=Shammas |first1=Brittany |title= What we know about the killing of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/14/cannon-hinnant-killing/ |work=[[Washington Post]] |date=August 15, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> At the time, Hinnant was playing outside with his two older sisters. He was taken to [[Wilson Medical Center (North Carolina)|Wilson Medical Center]] where he died from his injuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/13/us/north-carolina-boy-killed/ |title=A 25-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant |first= Raja |last=Razek |work=[[CNN]] |date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> The motive for the shooting |
'''Cannon Blake Hinnant''' was a five-year-old American boy from [[Wilson, North Carolina]]. At 5:30 pm on August 9, 2020, he bicycled onto his next-door neighbor's property, and the neighbor, Darius Sessoms, a 25-year-old man, allegedly shot the boy at [[point-blank range]].<ref name=lawandcrime>{{cite news |last1=Shammas |first1=Brittany |title= What we know about the killing of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/14/cannon-hinnant-killing/ |work=[[Washington Post]] |date=August 15, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> At the time, Hinnant was playing outside with his two older sisters. He was taken to [[Wilson Medical Center (North Carolina)|Wilson Medical Center]] where he died from his injuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/13/us/north-carolina-boy-killed/ |title=A 25-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant |first= Raja |last=Razek |work=[[CNN]] |date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> The motive for the shooting seemingly relates to Black Supremacy.<ref name=lawandcrime/> Sessoms was arrested and subsequently charged with [[Murder (United States law)#Degrees|first-degree murder]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Culver |first1=Jordan |title=Police: North Carolina man faces murder charge in shooting death of 5-year-old boy |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/13/north-carolina-man-murder-darius-sessoms-cannon-hinnant/3370924001/ |work=[[USA Today]] |date=August 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cannon-hinnant-boy-shot-cycling-yard-north-carolina-a9667566.html |title=Cannon Hinnant: Boy, 5, shot dead by neighbour while cycling in his yard |first=Graig |last=Graziosi |work=[[The Independent]] |date=August 13, 2020}}</ref> Hinnant's funeral was held on August 13, 2020.<ref name=abc11>{{cite news|url=https://abc11.com/cannon-hinnant-5-year-old-shot-cnn-darius-sessoms/6368478/ |title='He meant the world to me': Family, friends gather to honor the life of Cannon Hinnant, the 5-year-old boy who was shot and killed while riding bike in Wilson |work=[[WTVD|WTVD ABC 11]]|date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> |
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There were claims circulated on politically conservative social media that mainstream news outlets other than [[Fox News]] were not reporting about the story because they did not want to report about a black man killing a white child. However, according to [[Snopes]], there had been coverage of the killing and there was no evidence of a cover-up.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cannon-hinnant/|last=Lee|first=Jessica|website=[[Snopes]]|title=Was a Black Man Charged in the Killing of a White 5-Year-Old in North Carolina?}}</ref> |
There were claims circulated on politically conservative social media that mainstream news outlets other than [[Fox News]] were not reporting about the story because they did not want to report about a black man killing a white child. However, according to [[Snopes]], there had been coverage of the killing and there was no evidence of a cover-up.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cannon-hinnant/|last=Lee|first=Jessica|website=[[Snopes]]|title=Was a Black Man Charged in the Killing of a White 5-Year-Old in North Carolina?}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:34, 16 December 2020
Cannon Hinnant | |
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| Born | Cannon Blake Hinnant April 30, 2015 |
| Died | August 9, 2020 (aged 5) [1] |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
Cannon Blake Hinnant was a five-year-old American boy from Wilson, North Carolina. At 5:30 pm on August 9, 2020, he bicycled onto his next-door neighbor's property, and the neighbor, Darius Sessoms, a 25-year-old man, allegedly shot the boy at point-blank range.[2] At the time, Hinnant was playing outside with his two older sisters. He was taken to Wilson Medical Center where he died from his injuries.[3] The motive for the shooting seemingly relates to Black Supremacy.[2] Sessoms was arrested and subsequently charged with first-degree murder.[4][5] Hinnant's funeral was held on August 13, 2020.[6]
There were claims circulated on politically conservative social media that mainstream news outlets other than Fox News were not reporting about the story because they did not want to report about a black man killing a white child. However, according to Snopes, there had been coverage of the killing and there was no evidence of a cover-up.[7]
A GoFundMe page was created by Hinnant's grandmother with a goal of raising $5,000 for the family to seek justice for the boy's killing, and by August 19 it had raised over $766,000.[8]
On September 22, Aolani Takemi Marie Pettit, 21, of Wilson was also arrested in connection with the case. She was charged with felony accessory after the fact.[9]
Victim
Cannon Hinnant was born on 30 April 2015[10] to Austin and Bonny Hinnant. He had two siblings. Hinnant's parents divorced in 2019 and he spent weekends at his father's house.[11]
Memorials
On 14 August 2020, a large street memorial in honour of Hinnant was painted by Skeeter Tulloch, from Lee County. It read: "Cannon's Life Matters".[12]
On 23 August, hundreds of bikers and community members gathered in Kenly, North Carolina to honour Hinnant. Participants at the event wore shirts reading "I Can't Ride / All Lives Matter". An all day softball event was also held the previous day, raising funds to obtain justice for Hinnant.[13]
References
- ^ "Cannon Blake Hinnant Obituary – Visitation & Funeral Information". www.tributearchive.com. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Shammas, Brittany (August 15, 2020). "What we know about the killing of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant". Washington Post.
- ^ Razek, Raja (August 14, 2020). "A 25-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant". CNN.
- ^ Culver, Jordan (August 13, 2020). "Police: North Carolina man faces murder charge in shooting death of 5-year-old boy". USA Today.
- ^ Graziosi, Graig (August 13, 2020). "Cannon Hinnant: Boy, 5, shot dead by neighbour while cycling in his yard". The Independent.
- ^ "'He meant the world to me': Family, friends gather to honor the life of Cannon Hinnant, the 5-year-old boy who was shot and killed while riding bike in Wilson". WTVD ABC 11. August 14, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Jessica. "Was a Black Man Charged in the Killing of a White 5-Year-Old in North Carolina?". Snopes.
- ^ "More than $766K raised for 5-year-old boy fatally shot at point-blank range in N.C." WITV/WBTV. August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "21-year-old woman charged in connection with shooting death of Wilson 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. September 22, 2020.
- ^ https://www.johnstoniannews.com/stories/cannon-blake-hinnant,214263
- ^ https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article244911497.html
- ^ "'Cannon's Life Matters': N.C. man's mural honors 5-year-old who was fatally shot". https://www.wdbj7.com.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ https://abc11.com/community-events/cannon-hinnant-benefit-ride-draws-hundreds-in-kenly/6383852/