{"id":290692,"date":"2026-04-29T01:55:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/290692\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T01:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:55:58","slug":"fallen-tulare-county-sheriffs-office-deputy-randy-hoppert-laid-to-rest-in-visalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/290692\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallen Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Randy Hoppert laid to rest in Visalia"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputy Randy Hoppert<\/a> was laid to rest on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

35-year-old Deputy Hoppert was killed in the line of duty when 59-year-old David Eric Morales ambushed Deputies serving an eviction notice. Morales was run over by a Kern County Sheriff’s Office BearCat vehicle and killed.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: KCSO to lead use-of-force probe in fatal TCSO deputy-involved shooting in Porterville<\/a><\/p>\n

Deputy Hoppert served in the U.S. Navy from 2010 to 2015, and in 2021 was recognized for his bravery for using the training he received with the U.S. Navy to help save a 2-year-old girl\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

Deputy Hoppert is survived by his pregnant wife and their two sons, as well as his mother and sister.<\/p>\n

\"FILEFILE – Tulare County Detective Randy Hoppert with his family (Photo: Tulare County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n

Detective Randy Hoppert’s funeral was held Tuesday morning at Visalia First Assembly Church.<\/p>\n

\"Tulare<\/p>\n

Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputy Randy Hoppert was laid to rest on Tuesday morning. CREDIT: Visalia First<\/p>\n

Inside the service, loved ones shared emotional tributes and memories of Hoppert.<\/p>\n

His wife, Ashley Hoppert, spoke about her loss, saying, \u201cTo my best friend, there are days that I don\u2019t know if I will survive this broken heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux also reflected on Hoppert\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must remember that Randy\u2019s service mattered. His commitment\u2014it mattered. His life\u2014it mattered,\u201d Boudreaux said.<\/p>\n

Colleagues described Hoppert as someone who always put others before himself. Detective R. Vigil said, \u201cRandy always put others first\u2014his family, his unit, his team, his brothers\u2014and the mission came before himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Community members also shared their thoughts during the service. Visalia resident Michael Rocha said the tragedy has had a lasting impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always a loss when something like this happens. It\u2019s a tragedy, but hopefully it brings the community together,\u201d Rocha said.<\/p>\n

Outside of his work in law enforcement, Hoppert was known as an avid hunter who enjoyed spending time outdoors. His family described him as a devoted husband, father, and man of faith.<\/p>\n

The Deputy Sheriff’s Association created a donation page for the family that can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputy Randy Hoppert was laid to rest on Tuesday morning. 35-year-old…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290693,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-290692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}