Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Jacob Busch was shot and killed when he and his partner interrupted a burglary in progress at a home on Tuxedo Boulevard. A citizen had called police to report a suspicious man prowling in the area. When the officers arrived at the scene, they met the citizen and then began searching the area. Officer Busch and the citizen heard a noise behind a nearby house and walked to the backyard. When they rounded the corner of the house, they observed a man attempting to pry open a window. Before Officer Busch even spoke, the man suddenly opened fire, striking him in the chin. Despite being wounded, Officer Busch returned, fire emptying his revolver. The suspect also continued firing, striking Officer Busch in the chest, and killing him. Officer Busch's partner immediately ran to the scene of the shooting and also returned fire at the suspect as he fled. The suspect's body was located approximately 50 yards away. Officer Busch had served with the Webster Groves Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Busch gave the Webster Groves Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Webster Groves community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Busch.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Jacob Fredrick Busch is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jacob Fredrick Busch's cause is highlighted.
How Jacob Fredrick Busch Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jacob Fredrick Busch is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jacob Fredrick Busch was killed by handgun.