A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputy was shot and killed Thursday afternoon, after which the shooter led a fast-paced pursuit on area freeways.
The shooting happened near the 3900 block of West Golden Avenue in a residential neighborhood across the street from an elementary school in Jurupa Valley. The circumstances surrounding the gunfire were not immediately clear.
The deceased was a motor officer, Bianco said. Police set up a roughly three-block perimeter in an area adjacent to the 60 Freeway.
Officers chased the shooter on area freeways, with video showing a slew of patrol vehicles trailing a pickup truck on one freeway.
The pursuit came to an end on the 15 Freeway at 5th Street in Norco. NBCLA’s helicopter showed the pickup pushed up an embankment by what appeared to be an armored police truck.
A procession was held for the fallen deputy.
A perimeter has been set up to search for the shooter in Jurupa Valley Dec. 29, 2022.
The chief of San Bernardino police tweeted a photo of Cordero, saying “Our hearts are heavy and prayers go out for @BiancoSheriff and the @RSO family, at the senseless murder of their motor officer. The men and women of @SanBernardinoPD stand with you.”
The LA Airport Police Officers Association also identified the fallen deputy as Isaiah Cordero.
NBCLA has not yet confirmed the fallen deputy with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
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