Man accidentally shoots, kills daughter trying to enter home, investigators say

A man accidentally fatally shot his 23-year-old daughter as she was trying to enter the family home early Sunday morning.

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Investigators said Nadeja Jermaineque Pressley was coming home around 1:15 a.m. when she was shot through the door by her father, who thought an intruder was trying to get inside, WYFF reported.

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting.

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