NJ officer suspended over hurtful Facebook comment about 5-year-old NC murder victim Cannon Hinnant

By Fox News —— Bio and Archives August 19, 2020

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A New Jersey detention officer who allegedly wrote on Facebook that a 5-year-old boy fatally shot in North Carolina “should’ve ducked” has been suspended, county officials said. Rome Smith, who works at the Cumberland County Juvenile Detention Center, wrote on Facebook Friday about the Aug. 9 shooting that killed Cannon Hinnant as the boy rode his bike outside his family’s home, a screenshot shows.-- More...