Officer Osmar Rodarte - Marysville Police Department - California
On March 25, 2025, at 7:50 a.m., Marysville Police Officer Osmar Rodarte was shot and killed while serving a search warrant.
Officer Rodarte was part of a contingent of law enforcement officers that were serving 20 drug trafficking search warrants through the Yuba, Sutter, Tehama, and Butte Counties to stop a transnational drug trafficking ring from Mexico through the United States. When the Sutter regional SWAT team entered a home on Kestral Court, the suspect opened fire, and gunfire was exchanged. Officer Rodarte was struck in the ensuing gunfire.
Officer Rodarte was transported to Adventist Health and Rideout Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
The suspect, a convicted felon, was shot and killed at the scene.
Officer Rodarte was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Marysville Police Department for two years. He is survived by his wife and child.
Officer Rodarte was part of a contingent of law enforcement officers that were serving 20 drug trafficking search warrants through the Yuba, Sutter, Tehama, and Butte Counties to stop a transnational drug trafficking ring from Mexico through the United States. When the Sutter regional SWAT team entered a home on Kestral Court, the suspect opened fire, and gunfire was exchanged. Officer Rodarte was struck in the ensuing gunfire.
Officer Rodarte was transported to Adventist Health and Rideout Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
The suspect, a convicted felon, was shot and killed at the scene.
Officer Rodarte was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Marysville Police Department for two years. He is survived by his wife and child.
As part of our "Plaques for Heroes" campaign, engraved slate memorial plaques were sent to the Marysville Police Department and to Rodarte's family at no cost to honor his service and his sacrifice to the community of Marysville, California.
