Dec 29, 2022
A suspect who shot and killed a Riverside County deputy during a traffic stop in Jurupa Valley has died following a pursuit that ended with a shooting on the 15 Freeway, according to news reports.
Law enforcement across Southern California began identifying the fallen deputy as Isaiah Cordero. Cordero was a motor enforcement deputy assigned to the city of Jurupa Valley, according to the department’s Facebook page.
According to sources within the department, the deputy was shot during a traffic stop around 2 p.m. Thursday. The deputy was attempting to pull over a driver, that’s when the suspect shot and killed the deputy, setting off a manhunt and later leading to a pursuit.
The situation ended violently following the large-scale pursuit, where deputies shot the suspect on the 15 Freeway near Norco. The suspect did not die at the scene but was treated and transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.