An Alford plea allows a defendant to maintain their innocence while admitting that the prosecution has evidence that would allow them to obtain a conviction.

After police officers and EMS personnel arrived at the location of the shooting, Hinnant was taken to Wilson Medical Center where he died from his injuries.

[8][6] Conservative social media users also appropriated phrases from the anti-racist policing movement in support of Hinnant.

She also specifically requested that people stop comparing her son's death to the murder of George Floyd.

[5] Hinnant's family, including both his mother and father, have repeatedly stated that the murder was not racially motivated.

[20] On August 14, 2020, Skeeter Tulloch of Lee County painted "Cannon's Life Matters" on an unidentified street as a memorial to Hinnant.