Popular TikTok content creator Ophelia Nichols, who is also known as “Mama Tot”, has taken to the social media platform to ask her more than 7 million followers for help this weekend following the fatal shooting of her teenage son.
Nichols says that her son Randon Lee, 18, was gunned down at a gas station in Prichard, Alabama.
“Today would’ve been my baby child’s 19th birthday, but he was took from me last night, took from my children, my husband, and my family,” she said in a video she posted to her official TikTok account over the weekend. “My son was murdered. He was shot.”
As one of the most popular TikTok content creators Nichols is hoping that her large following can help her find answers.
“Somebody’s got to know something,” Nichols said. “He was just 18 years old. That’s the best part of somebody’s life.”
“I want you to look at my son… look at him! You took him from me! Look at his face, because I’ll never see it again. Someone knows who did this to my child and I’m asking for somebody’s help. Anybody’s help. This is my son, please.”
