NC Father And His 4-Month-Old Son Gunned Down At Family BBQ

Iesha June 2, 2022 News Leave a comment

The suspects in the deadly shootings of a North Carolina father and his infant son over Memorial Day weekend are being investigated by authorities.

According to a Monroe Police Department news release, police responded to a call of shots fired at a Monroe, N.C., house on Sunday night. Responding officers discovered Darion McClendon, 25, and his 4-month-old son, Da’mari McClendon, dead from apparent gunshot wounds when they arrived.

“He was only four months old. He was a baby, and they took his life,” Darion’s sister Jasmine McClendon said. “He didn’t deserve this.”

According to Jasmine, the family was having a cookout when a gunman entered the property and opened fire, killing her nephew.

“We were inside and heard the shots,” she said. “Shania (Da’mari’s mom) was like, ‘Grab the baby, grab the baby,’ and then they all fell, and they were still shooting, and the baby had blood all over him.”

Two other children, aged 9 and 11, were reportedly in the house at the time of the incident, according to WSOC-TV, though their conditions were unknown.

”This is a challenging time for our community and our officers in the face of this senseless act of violence. We are committed to bringing the perpetrator of this crime to justice,” Monroe Police Chief Bryan Gilliard said in a statement.