Father Arrested After 3-Year-Old Son Accidentally Shoots Himself
Man Charged with Reckless Homicide After Son’s Fatal Shooting
According to the report of True Crime News, a 23-year-old man turned himself into the police after his 3-year-old son, Aydeen Pruitt, accidentally shot himself with the man’s pistol. On the evening of Wednesday, July 24, Metro Nashville Police officers went to an apartment on Oakwood Avenue after reports of a child being shot. Aydeen was taken to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital but sadly died. The boy’s mother said she heard a “loud pop” before seeing Dandre Pruitt, Aydeen’s father, run away in a Kia Soul. With help from a pastor, Pruitt turned himself in at a church on Thursday, July 25. He was arrested for reckless homicide, child neglect, and evidence tampering.
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2 Tragic Losses in a Year: Father Arrested After 3-Year-Old Son’s Fatal Shooting – Be Aware!(PHOTO: True Crime News)
Previous Tragedy Strikes Pruitt Family
This tragic event happened a year after another terrible incident for the Pruitt family. On May 30, 2023, Dandre’s 4-year-old daughter, Taliyah Frazier, was killed in a drive-by fatal shooting. Taliyah was in the back seat of a Chevrolet Malibu when another car pulled up and someone started fatal shooting, hitting her in the head. She died the next day. One of Taliyah’s 2-year-old twin brothers was also hit in the head but survived, while the other twin was not hurt. Pruitt drove to a store to call for help, and four people were later arrested for Taliyah’s death.
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