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Adoniyah Nachural Darnell Pruitt

Death by Force
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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 ...Read More
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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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    Victim Details

    Adoniyah Nachural Darnell Pruitt II

    Male

    Black / African American

    Cincinnati

    OH

    2017-11-17

    18

    Adoniyah

    Nachural Darnell Pruitt

    11/19/2025

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