WILSON, N.C. (WTVD) -- Family members and friends gathered Thursday to honor the life of Cannon Hinnant, the 5-year-old boy tragically shot and killed while riding his bike in Wilson last weekend.
More than 100 cars filled the funeral home parking lot and other nearby places. Family, loved ones, and strangers all showed up to lift up Cannon's family during an unthinkable time.
Merrill Race, Cannon's grandfather, spoke to ABC11, expressing his pain and disbelief, "we shouldn't even be here". Race, a member of the local Guardians of the Children, describes his grandson as a "beautiful kid" who loved playing outside. ...