A Riverside County, California, sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot Thursday afternoon during a traffic stop in Jurupa Valley, sparking a high-speed chase across multiple freeways that ended with deputies killing the gunman in a shootout.
The shooter was a violent felon who should have been incarcerated after violating California’s “three strikes” law but was released on bail, Sheriff Chad Bianco said at a news conference Thursday night.
Deputy Isaiah Cordero, 32, was conducting a traffic stop just before 2 p.m. near the 3900 block of Golden West Avenue when the suspect pulled out a gun and shot him as he approached the vehicle, Bianco said.
