India, July 14 -- An officer with the San Jose Police Department tragically lost his life while responding to the scene of a crime. Sergeant Morris Van Dyck Hubbard was killed on Saturday, July 12, while trying to prevent a man from forcibly taking a woman from a residence.

Hubbard was a seven-year veteran serving with the San Jose Police Department. He is survived by his wife and children. Hubbard is buried at Oak Hill Memorial Cemetery, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.

The San Jose Police Department "honored" Hubbard's sacrifice, writing, "On July 12, 1924, at approximately 1820 hours, a citizen reported a man forcibly taking a female from a residence on East Julian Street. Sergeant Hubbard, a seven-year veteran, and Offic...