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Man charged in 5-year-old's death lives next door to boy's father
A Wilson man was in custody Monday night, about 24 hours after police said he shot and killed a 5-year-old boy.
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A Wilson man was in custody Monday night, about 24 hours after police said he shot and killed a 5-year-old boy.
>>> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS. A FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD IS DEAD AFTER BEING SHOT IN WILSON. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW. POLICE SAY THEY FOUND THE CHILD SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND ON ARCHERS ROAD THIS EVENING. AARON IS THERE. >> Reporter: WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT IN THE PAST 10 MINUTES. YOU CAN SEE IT IS STILL AN ACTIVE SCENE. NOT ONLY HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT THE SUSPECT AND THE CAR THAT HE WAS DRIVING, ALSO STANDING HERE WITH THE VICTIMS FAMILY. I WAS JUST SPEAKING WITH HER MOTHER A FEW MINUTES AGO. SHE TELLS ME THE LITTLE BOY THAT WAS KILLED IS A FIVE-YEAR- OLD BOY NAMED CANNON. LET'S JUMP OVER TO POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR.'S NAME IS DARIUS SESSOMS OF WILSON. HE IS 24 YEARS OLD. HE IS WANTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT IS DRIVING A BLACK 2019 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH A NORTH CAROLINA LICENSE PLATE AND MISSING FRONT BUMPER. OFFICER SAID AROUND AND FOUND THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND. THEY TRIED TO SAVE THE CHILD'S LIFE, BUT HE DIED. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY HEARD THE GUNSHOT AND ARE TROUBLED ABOUT ALL OF THIS TAKING PLACE ON A SUNDAY EVENING. THIS REMAINS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. WILSON POLICE SAY THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING TO FIND THE MAN WHO IS STILL ON THE RUN. WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON SPEAKING WITH THE BOYS MOTHER AND FIND OUT WHAT EXACTLY LED UP TO THE SHOOTING. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THERE ARE SOME PRETTY STRONG EMOTIONS