A prison guard was suspended in New Jersey, United States, after making derogatory comments on social media about Cannon Hinnant, the five-year-old boy shot dead by a neighbor while riding a bicycle in Wilson, Carolina. From north.
The guard, identified as Rome Smith, wrote last week that the child, murdered on 9 August, should have “gone astray” and that they should rather blame Cannon’s parents “for not watching him.” The publication , shared on Facebook, has since been removed.
Jody Hirada, a spokesman for the Cumberland County Detention Center, confirmed to NBC News that the police officer has been suspended and that employees are not tolerated using social media to transmit hate messages.
Remember that Cannon was in the garden in front of the house, on his bicycle, together with his sisters, 8 and 7 years old, when the suspect approached, pointed a gun to his head, and fired.
The man, Darius Nathaniel Sessoms, 25, was arrested a day after the crime. Neighbor and long-time friend of the family, Darius had dined with the victim’s father the night before the crime.
Cannon’s father, Austin Hinnat, said the suspect had never been aggressive with Cannon. “It all happened so fast. It was like any other Sunday with my family,” said Austin. “We went to church, then we had lunch and went home relaxed. The kids wanted to go out to play and were doing what they loved,” he said.
The motives for the crime remain unknown, although it is suspected that Darius Sessoms could be under the influence of drugs.
Court documents indicate that the suspect had already been detained at least three times for drug-related activities.
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