By SARAH CAMPBELL
Leader staff writer
Pulaski County Sheriff’s
deputies Friday arrested Mark Eugene Pruitt, 47, of North Little Rock in the
shooting death of Lt. Ronald Jason Adams, 29, of the Sherwood Fire Department.
Pruitt has been charged with
manslaughter.
Adams was killed early Friday
morning while responding to a medical call for the East Pulaski Volunteer Fire
Department, where he also worked.
Adams was sent to Pruitt’s
residence at 211 Dortch Loop in North Little Rock to help someone who was
having a seizure.
Pulaski County sheriff’s
deputies and North Little Rock police were notified of the shooting and found
Adams with gunshot wounds at the scene.
He was shot soon after he
arrived.
Adams was taken to Springhill
Baptist Medical Center in North Little Rock and pronounced dead there.
Sherwood Fire Chief David
Teague did not immediately return a call from The Leader, but the following,
along with a photo, was posted on the Department’s Facebook page:
“It is with a heavy heart that
we announce the loss of our brother, Lt. Jason Adams...Jason had a witty sense
of humor and could make everyone laugh. He will be greatly missed. Please keep
his family and friends in your prayers as we go through this hard time.”
Firefighters who knew Adams
were also invited to Station 1 to visit or share stories about him.
