Berwyn Constable's Office, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Sunday, October 12, 1930
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 11, 1930
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Constable Pruitt succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous night when he and another officer raided a dice game. One of the participants produced a gun and shot him during the raid. Constable Pruitt managed to return fire seriously wounding the suspect.
Constable Pruitt's brother, upon learning of his death, went to the suspect's hospital room and shot and killed him.
Constable Pruitt is survived by his wife and three children.