TikTok Star Mama Tot Posts Heartbreaking Update About Her Son's Murder As Police Close In On Suspects
28.06.2022 - 04:23
/ perezhilton.com
The TikTok star known as Mama Tot is speaking out in the aftermath of her son’s tragic death.
As we’ve been reporting, the social media sensation — whose real name is Ophelia Nichols — lost her son Randon Lee on Friday after he was shot and killed at a gas station in Prichard, Alabama. Lee would have turned 19 the very next day, as Mama Tot explained in her initial announcement of his tragic death.
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Now, more information is coming to light about the horrific incident. According to AL.com, detectives investigating Lee’s death in the suburb of Mobile are beginning to piece together exactly what happened that fateful day.
Detective Jason Hadaway told the media on Monday that Lee was shot after an apparent marijuana deal gone horribly wrong. According to the investigator, multiple suspects pulled up in a car, and one jumped out and got into Lee’s car when there was an apparent altercation with shots fired.
Hadaway reported that police later “found marijuana at the scene,” and explained detectives’ initial suspicions about the nature of the meeting leading to the murder:
The detective noted that police “do have a couple suspects in mind.” However, citing the active status of the investigation, he refused to share more information other than the allegation that the death occurred in a drug deal gone wrong.
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Over on TikTok on Monday evening, Nichols posted a follow-up message to her much-followed account. First writing in the comments, she shared her emotional state during this unimaginably difficult time:
It’s noteworthy that both she and the detective have