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Hagop Jake Kuredjian
Deputy Sheriff

Hagop Jake Kuredjian

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department — Monterey Park, CA
Felonious
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End of Watch August 31, 2001
Age 40
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
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Gender Male
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Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jake Kuredjian was shot and killed after responding to backup another deputy and United States Marshals who were attempting to serve a search warrant at a home on Brooks Circle, near Thackery Lane, in Stevenson Ranch.

The homeowner was suspected of impersonating a police officer and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. When officers arrived at the residence in an affluent neighborhood, the man came to the door several times but refused to go outside. As the officers attempted to gain entry through a window, the man opened fire with an automatic rifle, striking Deputy Kuredjian in the head.

The man then held other officers at bay for several hours before his house caught fire and burned to the ground. The man had previously been a police officer.

Deputy Kuredjian had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by two brothers and a girlfriend.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Kuredjian gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Kuredjian.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Type Other
Location Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lacso.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 31, 2001
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Rifle; Automatic

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Hagop is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2001, 158 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 23rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Hagop was 40. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Hagop had served 17 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle; automatic, in 0% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Hagop among them.

Across the years
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Where

Deputy Sheriff Hagop Jake Kuredjian

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch August 31, 2001

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 15-E

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