Atlanta girl, ten, is killed while asleep in her bed after tree fell on family home
A'erica Dixon, known as Tink to her family, was at her home on Mims Street SW in west Atlanta when a tree came crashing down at around 3am.
According to a GoFundMe launched by her cousin, Tomeka Dixon, the little girl was laying in bed beside her grandmother, Priscilla Dixon, when tragedy struck.
Tragic: A'erica Dixon, ten, was killed in her sleep when a tree fell on her family home
The girl's mother, Santice Dixon, was also inside the house at the time, along with her two sisters and brother, who were trapped by the fallen tree.
Santice and Priscilla were rushed to hospital for treatment, but A'erica sadly died from her injuries.
Priscilla is now paralyzed in one leg after suffering a broken pelvis, according to the Dixon family's fundraising page.
'Tink, as we call her, passed away laying in bed with her grandmother, Priscilla Dixon,' the GoFundMe reads.
'Tink was a very happy child who was a cheerleader. She loved dancing and making TikTok videos & playing with her toys.'
The tragedy was the second hit for the family, who lost Tink's father just two years before, according to the fundraiser. 'The family is still grieving from his loss,' it says.
'We are trying to raise money at this hard time to help bury my lil cousin,' the Dixon family fundraising page adds.
'Unfortunately, her mother can't afford to bury A'erica at this time. Her death was unexpected, now we have to ask for help.'
The American Red Cross is also supporting the family with rebuilding, according to Fox News.
Shocking footage shows the huge tree severed in half, with the top branches still laying across the roof of the family home.
It came as fierce thunderstorms hit parts of the U.S. including Georgia over the weekend.
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