Shannon M. Johnson was executed by lethal injection in Delaware on this date, April 20,
2012 for the murder of Cameron Hamlin on September 24, 2006. He was put to death
only after six years of them murder as he needed a suicide assist. Let us hear
from the victim’s family.
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Vandrick Hamlin
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Summary: On the
morning of September 24, 2006, Cameron Hamelin was shot intentionally and
killed while seated in his vehicle at the intersection of Jessup and Vandever
Streets in Wilmington. Lakeisha Truitt, who was in the passenger seat of
Hamelin's vehicle, was not struck. Lakeisha called 911 and identified Shannon
Johnson, the father of her child, as the shooter. Johnson was not apprehended
immediately. Weeks later, on November 10, 2006, Lakeisha Truitt was driving her
vehicle in Wilmington, near her home on 35th Street, when she was shot
intentionally. She survived and identified Johnson as the person who shot her.
On November 15, 2006, Johnson was arrested in Wilmington at the home of a
female friend, Rima Stewart. In sentencing Johnson to death, the judge noted
his long criminal history, including the 2002 rape of a teenager who was seven
months pregnant.
QUOTE 1: Vandrick Hamlin,
the father of Cameron Hamlin, said it does not matter to him if Johnson goes
willingly or not.
"The way I feel is he was going to die
anyway," he said. "I don't care.
... He did me a favor by doing that."
QUOTE
2: 'Now
it's time for us to focus on putting our lives back together,’ said his father, Vandrick
Hamlin.
AUTHOR: Vandrick Hamlin whose son, Cameron Hamlin was murdered by Shannon M.
Johnson on September 24, 2006. Shannon M. Johnson waived his appeals and was
executed by lethal injection in Delaware on April 20, 2012.
Some how I knew it was over a female before I read this... By him being my cousin I know he wasnt violent or a trouble maker ... but good looking.. it runs in our family... I was blessed with the opportunity to have met him I last saw him 3 or 4 months before he went to be with the lord.. god bless our family praying for his father's strength.. R.I.P. Cameron Hamlin
ReplyDeleteSorry for your loss. This September 25, we will be remembering him on National Day of Remembrance for Murdered Victims.
DeleteMay your memories and the knowing that Cameron is with the Lord, bring you comfort. Your strength is unwavering and astonishing. Love to the entire family of Cameron, from Stephanie in Michigan.
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