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Cops ambushed at traffic stop7/3/2023 ![]() ![]() He was assigned to the Jurupa Valley station in 2020. He entered the sheriff’s academy in 2018 and was promoted to deputy sheriff. ![]() The southbound 15 was shut down at Sixth Street, where motorists were detoured off the freeway, resulting in a miles-long traffic jam, stretching all the way back into San Bernardino.Ĭordero was hired as a correctional deputy in 2014 and served at jails in Riverside, Banning and Indio. Officers rammed the pickup with an armored vehicle and exchanged gunfire with McKay, killing him, Bianco said. He headed south on the 15, where he crashed at Fifth Street. Witnesses said the gunman was waving at other motorists as he drove south on the 15 with a phalanx of law enforcement vehicles - including Bianco’s - on his tail.Īt least one of the tires was flattened, but McKay kept driving. He exited at Rubidoux Boulevard and headed back west on the 60, where he ran over a spike strip near Valley Way. ![]() McKay fled officers, driving north on the 15 toward Fontana and then south on the 15 and east on the 60 Freeway. The Sheriff’s Department obtained a description of the pickup that led them to an area of San Bernardino County near the 15 Freeway. A witness called 911 and attempted to help the deputy, Bianco said. Riverside County Sheriff December 30, 2022Ĭordero apparently was not able to radio dispatchers that he had been shot. Our Department would like thank the community and our allied agencies for the outpouring show of support during this tragedy. With heavy hearts, we announce the devastating death of Deputy Isaiah Cordero, who was killed in the line of duty this afternoon. Our hearts are heavy and prayers go out for and the family, at the senseless murder of their motor officer. “Nothing is more heartbreaking than losing a son in a senseless manner when they are living their life for others, serving their community.” We would not be here today if the judge had done her job,” Bianco said. “This terrible tragedy should have been prevented by the legal system. He was re-arrested and then allowed to go free pending his sentencing, Bianco said. McKay then failed to appear for his sentencing. In McKay’s latest conviction, for kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon, the San Bernardino County judge - instead of sentencing him to 25 years to life in prison - lowered his bail, which allowed him to go free, Bianco said. William Shae McKay (Courtesy of Riverside County Sheriff’s Department) ![]()
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