San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch: Thursday, November 28, 1895
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 28, 1895
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Acquitted
Deputy Buzzell was shot and killed while attempting to remove a family that was trespassing on a ranch near the San Joaquin River. The father of the family fired at Deputy Buzzell, striking him in the head and chest, killing him.
The suspect was wounded in return fire. He was arrested three weeks later in Merced. He was tried and acquitted.
Deputy Buzzell was survived by his wife and two children. He is buried in Stockton.