News

Actions

Man wanted for questioning in connection to deadly shooting of a 3-year-old boy

Posted
and last updated

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro Police are searching for a man wanted for questioning in connection to the deadly shooting of a 3-year-old boy on Wednesday.

NC5 background USE THIS (33).png

According to police, officers responded to the apartment on Oakwood Avenue just before 9 p.m. and found that Aydeen Pruitt had a gunshot wound to his head. He was then rushed to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

His mother told detectives she was in the kitchen when she heard a loud pop come from the bedroom. That's when 23-year-old Dandre Pruitt fled the apartment.

Police say he fled with the gun in a white Kia Soul.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Dandre Pruitt is asked to call 615-862-8600.

Adventures in Iceland: Tourists credited with saving Iceland after economic collapse

My friend and colleague Carrie Sharp had a lot of fun last week, on an adventure to a country more than three thousand miles away! She’s back now – sharing her Adventures in Iceland through stories, and incredible images of this remarkably beautiful and unique island nation (kudos to Chief Photographer Catherine Steward)! But did you know Nashville has something very important in common with Iceland? Tourism! Here, Carrie explains how a volcanic eruption decades ago helped save the country’s economy from collapse!

-Rhori Johnston