Deputy Isaiah Cordero was a 32-year-old motor enforcement officer with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department who was fatally shot on December 29, 2022, during a traffic stop in Jurupa Valley, California. The shooting happened in the 3900 block of Golden West Avenue around 2:30 p.m. after Deputy Cordero attempted to pull over a vehicle; he was taken to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries. Cordero had been with the department since 2014 and had recently achieved his goal of becoming a motor deputy.

The suspect, identified as William Shae Amador McKay, was described as a 44-year-old career criminal wanted on an active warrant. After the shooting McKay fled, triggering a multi-agency pursuit across I-210, SR-60 and I-15 involving some 30 to 40 vehicles. The chase ended near Norco when spike strips were used; McKay allegedly continued firing at deputies and was killed after a final shootout in which deputies exchanged gunfire with him. Deputies recovered a 9mm semiautomatic pistol and the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office opened an investigation into the deputy-involved shooting.

The death prompted public discussion about repeat offenders and bail, and colleagues and community members publicly mourned Deputy Cordero’s death. If anyone saw the traffic stop, the pursuit, or has information about the incident, please share what is known.