Ardmore Police Department, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Thursday, December 22, 1960
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 22, 1960
Weapon Used: Handgun; .45 caliber
Suspect Info: One shot and killed
Patrolman Bobby Rudisill was shot and killed while responding to a burglary call at a local food store.
Responding officers fired several hundred rounds into the store-room of the store, killing the suspect who shot Patrolman Rudisill. Three other suspects fled but were later apprehended. All three were convicted of murder and sentenced to life. One had his conviction reversed by the Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals in 1963. Another was paroled on March 17, 1975.