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<\/p>\nTULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux confirms Randy Hoppert is the deputy who was shot and killed in Porterville on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
Hoppert served in the U.S. Navy from 2010 to 2015 and joined the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office on January 5, 2020. He leaves behind a wife who is four months pregnant.<\/p>\n
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His grandfather previously served as a Tulare County undersheriff.<\/p>\n
“We did a final salute in honor of him and allowed the wife and Mom to say their last regard in that moment it’s a very emotional time,” said Sheriff Mike Boudreaux. “They’re having trouble even standing on their own 2 feet. brings tears to even the most callous of us all.”<\/p>\n
RELATED: Deputy killed in Porterville shooting, suspect also dead, Tulare County sheriff says<\/a><\/p>\n Hoppert was serving an eviction notice at a home on Brian Avenue near North Salisbury Street around 10:40 a.m. when shots were fired.<\/p>\n Hoppert was struck, and after a tactical rescue was taken to Sierra View Medical Center in Porterville, where he later died.<\/p>\n “We have a four-month-old baby that will never know his or her father,” Boudreaux said. “This is senseless. I’m angered over the whole thing.”<\/p>\n A procession for Hoppert was held from Sierra View Medical Center and ended at the Tulare Coroner’s Office.<\/p>\n Hoppert was also a U.S. military veteran. He served as a Navy Corpsman from 2010 to 2015.<\/p>\n In 2013, Action News spoke with Hoppert when his name was added to a Brave Project Banner in Visalia, recognizing local service members.<\/p>\n “Just gives a sense of pride, just know that people notice us when we’re back home,” Hoppert said at the time.<\/p>\n Sheriff Boudreaux has the following message to his hurting community.<\/p>\n “Tomorrow we begin healing, we get to grieve, we’re gonna grieve and grieving,” he said. “It’s a process, but we will heal. We’re gonna be OK. We’re gonna get through it at the end of it the other day while honoring him.”<\/p>\n Flags in Tulare County are being flown at half-staff and will not be flown fully until Deputy Hoppert is laid to rest.<\/p>\n For news and weather updates, follow Brisa Col\u00f3n on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>. Copyright \u00a9 2026 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n
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