WILSON, N.C. - A funeral is being held for a 5-year-old boy who was fatally shot in the North Carolina city of Wilson.News outlets report that a funeral was scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m.
for Cannon Hinnant.Sign up for FOX 5 email alertsMugshot for Darius Sessoms, 25. (City of Wilson) Authorities have charged Darrius Sessoms, 25, with first-degree murder in Cannon’s death.
Police said that Sessoms lived next to the boy’s father, although police have not released a motive.WRAL-TV reported that Sessoms said he planned to hire his own lawyer at a court hearing on Tuesday.
He rejected a judge’s attempt to appoint an attorney for him. The Wilson County clerk’s office said Thursday that he had still not hired an attorney.AdvertisementFamily.