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Pruitt Family Faces Another Heartbreaking Loss
Father Arrested After Tragic Shooting of 3-Year-Old Son in Nashville
Tragic events occurred in Nashville once more when a father brought himself in after an accidental shooting deathof his 3-year-old son Aydeen Pruitt. This horrible occurrence happened on Wednesday night July 24 at an apartment on Oakwood Avenue, according to True Crime News. The Metro Nashville Police Department received a complaint of a youngster shot at nine o’clock in the evening and police were dispatched to the area. After being taken to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Aydeen was declared dead in spite of medical intervention. Police were told by the boy’s mother that she heard a loud “pop” coming from her bedroom. The boy’s father Dandre Pruitt hurriedly departed the apartment in a Kia Soul a short while later. The police immediately started searching for Dandre to question him about the accidental shooting death of his son. The following day on Thursday afternoon Dandre Pruitt 23 worked with a pastor and turned himself in at a church. According to the police, Dandre admitted that he had taken out a pistol from his pocket and placed it on the bedroom floor. He claimed he was unaware that Aydeen was in the room when the toddler picked up the gun and accidentally shot himself in the head leading to the accidental shooting death. Dandre Pruitt has been charged with reckless homicide, child neglect and evidence tampering due to the accidental shooting death of his son.
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23-Year-Old Father Arrested After 3-Year-Old Son’s Accidental Shooting Death in Nashville (PHOTO: YouTube)
Pruitt Family’s Double Tragedy: Community Mourns as Father Faces Charges
This tragic event comes just a year after another heartbreaking loss for the Pruitt family. In May 2023 Dandre’s daughter Taliyah Frazier was killed in a drive-by shooting. Four-year-old Taliyah was in the back seat of a Chevrolet Malibu when another car pulled up at a red light and someone inside started shooting. Taliyah was shot in the head and died the next day. Two-year-old twin boys were also in the car; one sustained a non-critical head wound while the other was unharmed. Following the drive-by shooting Dandre Pruitt drove three miles to a store where the children’s mother worked and called for paramedics. Four individuals were later arrested in connection with Taliyah’s death which police described as a “non-random, targeted shooting.” The community is mourning the loss of young Aydeen Pruitt and grappling with the repeated tragedies faced by the Pruitt family. As the investigation continues questions arise about the circumstances leading to these heartbreaking incidents. The police are urging gun safety and responsibility to prevent such devastating occurrences in the future.
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