[IndependentSentinal] This story is horrible and was difficult to even record.A beautiful little five-year-old boy was executed by a neighbor in Wilson, North Carolina. What makes this story particularly horrific is the man rushed up to the boy, held a gun to the child's head, and fired, while the father and siblings watched helplessly.
According to a report from WRAL-TV, the shooting took place on Sunday.
Cannon Hinnant was playing outside his father's house on the dusky summer evening when their neighbor ‐ 25-year-old Darius N. Sessoms ‐ charged Cannon, produced a handgun, and shot him in the head.
The child's seven-year-old and eight-year-old siblings witnessed the murder.
Can you imagine these little children witnessing this?
Doris Labrant, a neighbor, said she witnessed Sessoms running up to Cannon, putting the gun to his head, and firing the weapon before fleeing the scene into his own home.
Update: Killer apprehended.
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