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Isaiah Cordero
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Deputy Sheriff

Isaiah Cordero

Riverside County Sheriff's Department — Riverside, CA
Felonious
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End of Watch December 29, 2022
Age 32
Tour of Duty 8 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male
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Incident

Deputy Sheriff Isaiah Cordero was shot and killed while making a traffic stop in the 3900 block of Golden West Avenue in the Jurupa Valley area.

Deputy Cordero was approaching the vehicle he had stopped when the driver pulled out a gun and opened fire on him, fatally wounding him. A citizen who witnessed the shooting called 911 and rendered aide until other deputies arrived.

The subject fled the scene and then led officers on a vehicle pursuit that spanned multiple counties. The subject's vehicle became disabled, and he was then shot and killed after he opened fire on officers. The man had an extensive criminal history and had stabbed a California Highway Patrol canine in 2021. At the time of Deputy Cordero's murder, the man was out on bail even after having been arrested for failing to appear while awaiting a mandatory 25-years to life sentence for the incident in which he stabbed the canine.

Deputy Cordero had served with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for 8-1/2 years and was assigned to the Motor Unit.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents and stepbrother.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Cordero gave the Riverside County Sheriff's Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Riverside community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Cordero.

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

Agency

Department Riverside County Sheriff's Department
Type Sheriff's Office
Location Riverside, Riverside County, CA
Platform Identity rcso.riverside.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 29, 2022
Tour of Duty 8 yrs 6 mo
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Isaiah is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2022, 79 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 86th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Isaiah was 32. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Isaiah had served 8.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14%.

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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 gun; unknown type, in 9.5% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Riverside County Sheriff's Department has 27 officers remembered here, Isaiah among them.

Across the years
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Where

Deputy Sheriff Isaiah Cordero

Riverside County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch December 29, 2022

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-W

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