E. March Ln. & Holiday Dr. — Approximate Intersection Where Pruitt Was Found
Michael Pruitt, a 42-year-old Stockton man, was found suffering from gunshot wounds near East March Lane and Holiday Drive on Dec. 31, 2024. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries. In January 2025, detectives were looking for a suspect in his death.
According to a Stockton Police Department post, Pruitt was identified as the victim in what the department is tracking under homicide case number 24-39457. The exact time of the shooting has been reported differently across accounts: the police department’s own post places it around 4:10 p.m. that day, while Stocktonia News reported officers discovered the 42-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds about 4 p.m., and FOX40 reported officers found a man who had been shot near Holiday Drive around 5:30 p.m…