Paul Robert Bush was a 37-year-old Deputy Sheriff with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office who was killed during a traffic stop in San Jose on September 12, 1990. The stop occurred near Scott Street and Chiechi Avenue at about 11:20 p.m. While checking the driver’s license of the person he had pulled over, the suspect opened fire. Deputy Bush was struck five times but returned fire and fatally wounded the assailant, who had an outstanding warrant at the time.

The suspect died in the exchange; investigators concluded there were no additional suspects and that the sequence of events was clear. Deputy Bush had served 12 years with the Sheriff’s Office and was survived by his wife, an infant son, his parents, and three brothers, one of whom was also in law enforcement. Any readers with information about Deputy Bush or who remember that night are asked to share what they know.