U.S. Air Force · United States 
Loren Scruggs
1971
Loren D. Scruggs served the U.S. Air Force.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Officer Loren Scruggs was shot and killed from ambush while conducting a traffic stop. He had stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Betteravia Road, one mile east of Highway 101, near Santa Maria. As he talked to the driver, another man parked across the street and approached him. The man asked Officer Scruggs for directions and then suddenly pulled out a .22 caliber handgun and shot him. The suspect fled the scene but was later found after committing suicide. Officer Scruggs was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the California Highway Patrol for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
Also Served
California Highway Patrol
Officer
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