On August 18, a TikTok celebrity’s son was murdered, according to an Alabama guy who has been taken into custody and accused. Reuben Thomas Gulley, 20, is charged with murder, according to records from the Mobile County Metro Jail, the New York Post reported. The accused is accused in relation to an event that happened in late June and claimed the life of Randon Lee, 18, the day before his birthday. Just hours before what would have been his 19th birthday, Lee Nichols, the son of renowned TikTok user Ophelia Nichols, better known as @shoelover99 and Mama Tot, was shot and killed after allegedly meeting up with two people to sell them marijuana.
In an effort to uncover the murderer, Nichols appealed to her enormous online social media fan base. In one video, the distraught mother can be heard saying, “Somebody’s gotta know something,” while sobbing. “My son was killed by this person. Only 18 years old, he. Someone’s life includes that. They exist, I am aware, in my community. They are accessible. Nichols’ family asserted that they were unaware of Lee’s involvement in cocaine trafficking. She admitted that after her son was slain, she discovered “a lot of material” that they were unaware of. She stated, “We’ve been told that the cops think that marijuana was being dealt,” in another video. They attempted to rob my son there, or they actually did rob him.
At about 7.45 p.m. on June 24, 2022, a petrol station on Saint Stephens Road in Prichard, Alabama, heard gunfire. After managing to drive away for a small period of time and then crash, Lee, who had been shot in the back by his attacker, passed tragically. The violence’s course is now better understood thanks to surveillance video obtained by Fox affiliate WALA in Mobile. In the footage, a dark automobile approaches a gas station. Then, a man wearing a red hoodie is seen exiting the black sedan before hurriedly getting back inside. A short while later, Lee’s silver sedan approaches the pump across from him.
The fatal shooting, according to the Prichard Police Department, happened during a botched marijuana transaction. According to PPD Detective Jason Hadaway, “We do know at this time that Mr. Lee did have a relationship as far as selling to multiple individuals.” Hadaway said this in June. “These two people had purchased from him in the past.”
In a video released on TikTok on Friday, August 19, Nichols discussed the arrest. I keep receiving texts that say, “You must be so happy,” but I’m not, she remarked. “I don’t feel good. You know, I take everything into consideration when things like this or other horrific circumstances happen. She continued, “And when I saw the mugshot last night. I reflected, “My gosh, he’s just a baby. He’s still a baby. Later, I came across remarks made by his teachers, including one that read, “I told him in high school he was a great young man.”
My heart just broke I love this lady Ms Ophelia Nichols aka Mama Tot she has no hate in her body what’s so ever, her son was murdered last night and the killer still on the loose! He was just 19 years old today being his birthday! pic.twitter.com/xExhgjDZbG
Advertisement— Reema (@buddiesquad87) June 25, 2022
My heart just broke I love this lady Ms Ophelia Nichols aka Mama Tot she has no hate in her body what’s so ever, her son was murdered last night and the killer still on the loose! He was just 19 years old today being his birthday! pic.twitter.com/xExhgjDZbG
— Reema (@buddiesquad87) June 25, 2022
She also criticised other TikTokers for reporting the news before her. “My infant child’s life isn’t some amusing gossip story that happened in a funny small town a month ago that we can laugh about it now,” said Nichols, who is well-known for offering upbeat counsel and encouraging words on the platform. After approximately $300,000 had been raised, the GoFundMe for Lee’s funeral costs was shut down by its organiser.
