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Adoniyah Nachural Darnell Pruitt

Case from Cincinnati, OH dated Nov 17, 2017

Victim Details

Adoniyah Nachural Darnell Pruitt II

Male

Black / African American

Cincinnati

OH

2017-11-17

18

Adoniyah

Nachural Darnell Pruitt

07/08/2026

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Adoniyah Nachural Darnell Pruitt II, an 18-year-old African American male from Lincoln Heights, Ohio, tragically lost his life to gun violence on November 17, 2017. He was standing in the driveway of a home when he was shot. He was rushed to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Hours after the shooting, Jason Rutherford, a 27-year-old man, was arrested and charged with Pruitt's murder. Rutherford initially claimed that someone else committed the crime ...
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  • Cincinnati.com: Police ID teen fatally shot in Lincoln Heights, suspect charged
  • WKRC: Man killed in Lincoln Heights shooting
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