HAGOP JAKE KUREDJIAN

HAGOP JAKE KUREDJIAN Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 15-E: 22
Department: Los Angeles County, California, S.O.
End of Watch: August 31, 2001
Cause: SHOT
Age: 40
Years of Service: 17
Description: Deputy Kuredjian was shot and killed as he and another deputy attempted to serve a warrant. The suspect was wanted on several charges, including impersonating a United States Marshal and stockpiling weapons as a convicted felon. Deputies ordered the suspect to exit the residence several times but the suspect refused. After the arrival of several more officers and federal agents, law enforcement officials attempted to enter the residence. The suspect began firing an automatic rifle, striking Deputy Kuredjian in the head. The suspect then held other officers at bay for several hours before the house caught fire and burned to the ground.
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