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At 5:30 pm on August 9, 2020, Hinnant cycled onto his next-door neighbor's property, and the neighbor, Darius Sessoms, a 25-year-old man, shot 5-year old Cannon Hinnant at point-blank range. At the time, Hinnant was playing outside with his two older sisters. After police officers and EMS personnel arrived at the location of the shooting, Hinnant was taken to Wilson Medical Center where he died from his injuries. The motive for the shooting is unknown. Sessoms was arrested within 24 hours and subsequently charged with first-degree murder.

At 5:30 pm on August 9, 2020, Hinnant cycled onto his next-door neighbor's property, and the neighbor, Darius Sessoms, a 25-year-old man, shot 5-year old Cannon Hinnant at point-blank range. At the time, Hinnant was playing outside with his two older sisters. After police officers and EMS personnel arrived at the location of the shooting, Hinnant was taken to Wilson Medical Center where he died from his injuries. The motive for the shooting is unknown. Sessoms was arrested within 24 hours and subsequently charged with first-degree murder.