Officer Loren D. Scruggs
California Highway Patrol
California
End of Watch: Friday, April 23, 1971

Biographical Info
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: 3186

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, April 23, 1971
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Officer Scruggs was shot and killed by a suspect because he was a police officer. He had stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. Officer Scruggs was talking to the driver when another man parked across the street and approached him. The man asked Officer Scruggs for directions. Suddenly, the man pulled out a handgun and shot him. The suspect fled the scene, but was later found after committing suicide.

Officer Scruggs had been with the agency for nine years.