Cannon's Life Matters: Lee County mural honors 5-year-old Wilson boy shot and killed while riding bike

LEE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Lee County man has taken it upon himself to memorialize 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant who was tragically shot and killed in Wilson last weekend.

"Cannon's Life Matters," a mural reads out in Lee County. On Friday, just one day after Cannon's funeral, "Skeeter" Tulloch painted the mural in remembrance of the 5-year-old.

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"He meant the world to me, just like all the other kids that are mine I helped raise," Cannon's stepfather said.

"I just wanted everybody to have something to see," Tulloch told ABC11. He says the mural served nothing more than a tribute to the little boy and nothing else.

Due to the fear of public scrutiny, Tulloch did not want to disclose the street name or where the mural was placed.

Tulloch says in the next couple of days he plans to go over the mural with another layer of brightly colored paint in the coming days.

Cannon Hinnant's stepfather says he was "a loving little boy, loved everything, loved everybody"

A committee within the UNC System Board of Governors voted to continue to process toward revoking existing DEI regulations.

Since Cannon's death, his story has garnered national attention. People all across the world have been using several hashtags with Cannon's name, sending prayers, words of encouragement, and even monetary donations.

Darius Sessoms, 25, is in jail on no bond, facing a first-degree murder charge. Nearly a week later, the Wilson Police Department has not released any information regarding a motive.