Famous Crime Paper
“Shot At Midnight: John Busby”
On August 31, 1979 John Busby, a Falmouth Massachusetts Police Officer was shot on his way to work the midnight shift. Busby was shot directly in the face while driving. His jaw was blown off his head and landed in the passengers seat. While Busby was taken to the hospital local police headed to his home. With the shooter on the loose, the police department along with Busby feared the shooter still wanted him dead and therefore his family was also in danger. John Busby’s wife Polly Busby worked as a nurse. They had a nine-year-old daughter at the time of the shooting, Cylin, and two older sons Eric and Shawn. The Busby’s went from being a normal everyday family to being under 24-hour police protection. They were escorted everywhere they went. Life got so overwhelming the family had few choices. So they packed their bags and disappeared.
From Busby’s recount of the shooting there were three blows that he heard. The weapon used was a shotgun. As he drove his car to work he took notice of a few cars in the area. He saw in his rearview mirror a vehicle closing on him quickly. However, it did not pass. He suddenly felt a punch to his face as he was thrown across the passengers seat. Busby heard a second boom and sat back up. He saw the bone fragments, the teeth, and the hair lying in the passengers seat. Busby pressed on the brakes and brought the car to a stop. He then heard a third boom and the windshield on the passenger’s side filled with holes. The light blue sedan sat clearing in front of Busby’s vehicle. He put the car in motion and drove into the yard of a nearby home. The decision to run for help was an easy one considering his options were limited. Busby managed to walk up to the front door of the house. After indicating he was a policeman the woman in the home attempted to tend to Busby’s wounds and call the police. Busby was in critical condition, but still aware of his surroundings and all that had
On August 31, 1979 John Busby, a Falmouth Massachusetts Police Officer was shot on his way to work the midnight shift. Busby was shot directly in the face while driving. His jaw was blown off his head and landed in the passengers seat. While Busby was taken to the hospital local police headed to his home. With the shooter on the loose, the police department along with Busby feared the shooter still wanted him dead and therefore his family was also in danger. John Busby’s wife Polly Busby worked as a nurse. They had a nine-year-old daughter at the time of the shooting, Cylin, and two older sons Eric and Shawn. The Busby’s went from being a normal everyday family to being under 24-hour police protection. They were escorted everywhere they went. Life got so overwhelming the family had few choices. So they packed their bags and disappeared.
From Busby’s recount of the shooting there were three blows that he heard. The weapon used was a shotgun. As he drove his car to work he took notice of a few cars in the area. He saw in his rearview mirror a vehicle closing on him quickly. However, it did not pass. He suddenly felt a punch to his face as he was thrown across the passengers seat. Busby heard a second boom and sat back up. He saw the bone fragments, the teeth, and the hair lying in the passengers seat. Busby pressed on the brakes and brought the car to a stop. He then heard a third boom and the windshield on the passenger’s side filled with holes. The light blue sedan sat clearing in front of Busby’s vehicle. He put the car in motion and drove into the yard of a nearby home. The decision to run for help was an easy one considering his options were limited. Busby managed to walk up to the front door of the house. After indicating he was a policeman the woman in the home attempted to tend to Busby’s wounds and call the police. Busby was in critical condition, but still aware of his surroundings and all that had