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Tannica Pruitt

Case from Memphis, TN dated Aug 20, 2017

Victim Details

Tannica Pruitt

March 28, 2022

Female

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2017-08-20

2017-08-20

34

Tannica

Pruitt

07/01/2026


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On a summer evening in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 34-year-old Tannica LaShea Pruitt, a mother of two, was tragically cut short. On August 20, 2017, the African American woman was on the porch of a home in the 1400 block of Decatur Street in North Memphis when a confrontation turned deadly. She was shot multiple times and, despite being rushed to the Regional Medical Center, she ultimately succumbed to her injuries.

The incident that led to her death reportedly stemmed from a dispute ...
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  • Two men charged in fatal shooting of Memphis woman
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