Police Officer Isaac Anthony Espinoza

Police Officer Isaac Anthony Espinoza

San Francisco Police Department, California

End of Watch Saturday, April 10, 2004

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Isaac Anthony Espinoza

Police Officer Isaac Espinoza was shot and killed as he and his partner investigated a suspicious person in the area of Newhall Street and Newcomb Avenue at approximately 9:30 pm.

The two officers, who were in plainclothes, observed the man acting in a suspicious manner and approached him in their vehicle. When they called out to the man, he turned around and opened fire with an AK-47 and then fled. Officer Espinoza was struck multiple times and killed. His partner was struck once in the leg and was treated at a local hospital.

The killer was apprehended, convicted of second-degree murder, attempted murder, and knowingly murdering a peace officer. He was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences, one without the possibility of parole.

Officer Espinoza had served with the San Francisco Police Department for eight years and was assigned to the Bayview Station. He is survived by his wife, 3-year-old daughter, parents, and sister.

Bio

  • Age 29
  • Tour 8 years
  • Badge 64

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Weapon Rifle; AK-47
  • Offender Sentenced to life

plainclothes, suspicious person

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I am speechless when reading this story about Isaac and the senseless reason for his death. I was teaching 8th grade English in Los Angeles on the day Isaac died, and I didn't learn of his death until 2009. But when I did read of Isaac's murder I was greatly disturbed and so I decided to dedicate my future teaching to his memory, that my students would never make the choices Isaac's murderer made to bring him to that point where his finger pressed the trigger of the assault rifle he carried around town on the night he killed Isaac.

James Puccio

October 29, 2023

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