12/30/2022
The deputy was identified as 32-year-old Isaiah Cordero, an eight-year veteran of the department, according to Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.
In a news conference Thursday night, Bianco said Cordero was shot as he approached the suspect’s vehicle after pulling it over. Residents tried to help Cordero until officers and paramedics arrived on scene.
It’s unclear what had prompted the traffic stop.
The pursuit traversed several freeways, and eventually made its way back into Riverside County. It came to an end when the truck collided with another vehicle, Bianco said, on the 15 Freeway in the city of Norco.
The driver then shot at officers, and they returned fire, Bianco said. The suspect, identified as 44-year-old William Shae McKay, died at the scene.
“The suspect was shooting at deputies, which prompted them to shoot back, and he was killed,” Bianco said.
According to Bianco, McKay had an “extensive criminal history” dating back prior to 2000, including convictions for kidnapping, robbery and multiple assaults with a deadly weapon.
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