Archie Calvin Buggs

San Diego Police Department — San Diego, CA

Veteran → Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch November 4, 1978

Age 30

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 37

Incident

Patrolman Archie Buggs was shot and killed after he made a traffic stop on two gang members for speeding in the 7100 block of Skyline Drive. As he walked to the rear of the car one of the suspects exited the vehicle and shot him six times. Patrolman Buggs' partner located him laying in the street with his ticket book nearby. Both suspects were apprehended three hours later by San Diego Police. Two suspects, ages 17 and 18, were convicted of Patrolman Buggs' murder and sentenced to life. Governor Gavin Newsom reversed the shooter's parole on January 26, 2019. He was later granted parole in June 2020. Patrolman Buggs, a Vietnam veteran, had served with the agency for four years. He was survived by his fiancee, whom he was set to marry in one month. He was also survived by his mother and by his siblings. In November 2017, the Skyline substation was renamed Archie Buggs Memorial Building.

Survivors

He was survived by his fiancee, whom he was set to marry in one month.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Buggs gave the San Diego Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Diego community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department San Diego Police Department

Type Other

Location San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Platform Identity sdpd.sandiego.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 4, 1978

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Archie Calvin Buggs served in the U.S. Army (1968â1969) before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Archie Calvin Buggs is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At San Diego Police Department, 27 of 38 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.1% of this agency's fallen.

San Diego Police Department

of 38 officers

71.1% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious