In this photo illustration, the social media application logo, TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) PRICHARD, Alabama - A social media superstar is grieving the loss of her son, sharing an emotional post Tuesday.
TikTok star Ophelia Nichols said her son Randon Lee was shot and killed last week at a gas station in Prichard, Alabama.Nichols posted a video on TikTok Tuesday sharing with her 7.6 million followers that she’s "getting through it," adding that she and her family "found out a lot of stuff" they didn’t know before the 18-year-old was murdered. "When your children live out on their own and pay their bills and have a good job, it just doesn’t cross your mind that they would be doing anything to get themselves into trouble," Nichols said while holding back tears.
FOX Television Stations reached out Tuesday to the Prichard Police Department for comment and more information.Prichard police held a June 27 news conference where they shared details about the case which was posted on their official Facebook page.
Jason Hadaway, CID of major crimes for the Prichard Police Department, said last week that Lee was shot by a suspect in a black vehicle at a gas station Friday night. "We noticed on video that the suspect and victim (Lee) pulled up at the pumps," Hadaway said. "The suspects got inside the victim’s vehicle, we know there was one shot.