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Deputy Sheriff Robert Shultz | Orange County Sheriff's Department, California
Orange County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff

Robert Shultz

Orange County Sheriff's Department, California

End of Watch: Monday, April 21, 1958

Biographical Info

Age: 35
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 21, 1958
Weapon Used: Rifle; .22 caliber
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Deputy Robert Shultz was shot and killed after he and his partner stopped an old school bus being driven by a mentally disturbed man.

The man's family was riding in the bus and had displayed signs for help in the windows. The deputies stopped the bus near Dana Point and started getting the family off of the bus. As they did so, the man, his 11-year-old son, and his 14-year-old son opened fire on the officers. Deputy Shultz was struck by a round and killed, and his partner was wounded. Both officers managed to return fire wounding the trio. The wounded father then shot and killed both his sons and then himself.