Roll of Honor
Hagop Jake Kuredjian
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
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Hagop Jake Kuredjian is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 58 of 120 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hagop Jake Kuredjian's cause is highlighted.
How Hagop Jake Kuredjian Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hagop Jake Kuredjian is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hagop Jake Kuredjian was killed by rifle; automatic.
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