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Randon Lee was the son of Alabama TikTok influencer Ophelia
Nichols, who is otherwise known as “Mama Tot.”

Nichols’ page on TikTok is @shoelover99. The shooting occurred
in Prichard, Alabama. Heavy has reached out to the Prichard
Police Department there for additional details.

According to WKRG-TV, the death was a homicide. A GoFundMe page
to help Nichols has raised more than $280,000.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. Lee Was Shot at a Gas Station, Reports Say


According to Prichard police, they believe Lee was selling
narcotics to two people at the time he was shot. There were
drugs found in his car, police said in a news conference.

They said the suspect got into Lee’s vehicle at a gas station,
and one shot rang out. The suspect got back into a black vehicle
and took off.

Lee drove across the road to another gas station, where he died.
The suspects fled. Police say they have suspects in mind but did
not want to share additional details about them. They say there
are multiple suspects. Police said that Lee was selling drugs in
multiple towns, and the suspects had purchased drugs from him in
the past.



They said he was selling marijuana, and it was the first time he
had been to Prichard to sell drugs that they know of.

WKRG-TV reported that Lee died in “a homicide on Saint Stephens
Road.”

Lee’s death occurred in a shooting that occurred around 7:45
p.m. on Friday, June 24, 2022, the television station reported.
Further details were not released.

The suspect and motive were not clear. According to WKRN-TV,
Nichols told the station that “her son was shot at a gas station
before driving down the street to a different gas station, where
he was later found dead.”

A flyer about the shooting says that Lee was shot at an Exxon
gas station and drove across the street.

2. Nichols Pleaded for Information in a Video

Nichols made a video plea for information.

“I ain’t never asked y’all for anything,” Nichols said, crying.

“But I need your help with this. There’s almost seven million
people that follow me, somebody’s gotta know something.”

The video includes the text, “I will not stop until my sons
murderer is found and prosecuted.” She added, “He was just 18
years old, that’s the best part of somebody’s life.”

Nichols is married and lives in Mobile, Alabama, according to
her Facebook page.

3. Nichols Revealed, ‘My Son Was Taken From Us’


Nichols revealed that her son had died in a Facebook post. She
wrote:

We are receiving an unbelievable amount of calls/text/messages
regarding my baby child Randon. I don’t really have a choice
other than to do this. I think of myself as this normal person
who just loves on people but I forget that I have grown a family
of almost 7 million via social media & I am grateful for you
all. Thank you for the continued prayers for myself, my husband,
my children and our family.

My son was taken from us last night by the hands of another
individual at just 18 years old. He would be 19 today but
Someone else made the decision to end my sons life. They are
walking around in my town, living and breathing while my son is
not. While me and my family are grieving a loss that no mother
should ever have to feel, they are free.

I have been up all night with this unrecognizable feeling of
hatred in my heart for the person who ended my sons life and I
can’t promise that will ever go away. I know the days ahead are
completely unknown but the only hope I have, is that this person
is found and prosecuted for the murder of my son.….My son. ??

4. Nichols Thanked the ‘Complete Strangers’ Who Came Together
For Her


Nichols thanked well-wishers on her Facebook page, writing:

The amount of people, complete strangers who have came together
for me and my family is unreal. Never in my life did I ever
realize how loved, cherished and adored Me and my family were to
so many. I shared my life, my family, my children, my everything
with the world everyday. I shared my struggles, my hardships, my
life story, my daily moments. I shared them to give others
strength and hope in knowing that no matter what life drops on
you, you keep going??.

You will get through your toughest moments. We don’t know why
things like this happen and for the most part, we sometimes
never know but I do know this, my son had my heart. My son would
help anyone. He loved people and he loved his family. I know
people are afraid that my love and joy will never return because
of this pain but the truth is, it doesn’t leave me. I can’t
change the good in me. I can’t turn myself into someone I am
not. My heart is pure and although it is broken right now, with
time and love, I will be mended back together.

I know that I will smile and I will feel normal again. I won’t
be complete ever again but I will be able to find my joy in my
life through my children, friends, family. We have so many
people in our lives taken care of us. I want you all to know
this, ALL of you are playing a huge part of our heeling. I can’t
thank you enough for the unbelievable amount of love and support
for us. Randon was really proud of me with what I have done with
social media. He thought it was coolest thing and to see he now
has #justiceforRandon all over the world is precious to me. I
will do everything I can to keep my sons spirit and love alive.
He will always be with me, always be beautiful and he will
always be my baby child.

I can’t thank you enough. Every single one of you. The calls,
messages, videos, tributes, donations, food, all of it. We thank
you. ????

5. Lee Was Nichols’ Youngest Child


According to The New York Post, Lee was Nichols’ youngest child.
She has three children.

“I spoke to him yesterday morning around 10 to tell him I had
his money for his birthday. He was looking forward to it… just
hanging out with his friends and girlfriend. His family was his
life,” Nichols said, according to Fox10tv.

“You see other people go through stuff like this and it never
crosses your mind that — that would one day be you. But to have
an individual make the choice to take your child from you — he
had a choice — they had a choice and they chose to take my son
from me.”

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