Henry I. Bunch, 33, was shot and killed on July 29, 1985, while on duty with the San Jose Police Department. Bunch and his partner, Officer Richard Bridges, had arrested Robert Ordonez after finding him passed out behind the wheel on suspicion of driving under the influence. At the police facility, Bunch began the procedure to obtain a chemical sample while Bridges secured his own duty weapon elsewhere. Bunch had not yet secured his service weapon and was alone with Ordonez when Ordonez gained control of that weapon and shot Bunch in the head.

Bridges heard the shot, returned to assist and was attacked but managed to wrestle the gun away; in the ensuing struggle he shot and killed Ordonez. Both Bunch and Ordonez were pronounced dead at the scene. The department concluded Bunch had failed to secure his weapon before unhandcuffing the suspect. Bunch had served with San Jose PD since 1980 after six years with Daly City PD and was survived by his wife, a six-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, and two stepchildren.

Did anyone who knew Officer Bunch or was at the station that day come forward with further details about the sequence of events?