Photo: FacebookA US prison officer has been suspended from his job over a Facebook post in which he allegedly claimed a 5-year-old boy who was fatally shot "should've ducked". The prison officer, Rome Smith, allegedly wrote on Facebook about Cannon's death blaming the boy's parents, which was screenshot and widely circulated. "We will not tolerate County employees using social media to broadcast hateful messages," Cumberland County Freeholder Director Joseph Derella said. Photo: Supplied via NZHCannon had been riding his bike outside his father Austin Hinnant's home when Sessoms allegedly walked up to him and shot him in the head. Sessoms' parents told AP they believe their son had been on drugs and experiencing hallucinations when Cannon was shot.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 20, 2020 23:48 UTC