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Baldwin Park Police Release Bodycam Video of 2025 Shootings That Killed Officer, Civilian

The new video provides a verified timeline that supports police accounts of the shootout.

Overview

  • - The department released body-worn camera video and audio that show the street gunfight and how officers responded.
  • - Footage captures Officer Samuel Riveros arriving, warning neighbors to take cover, and then being shot as he moved along the sidewalk.
  • - Police Chief Robert Lopez says the gunman kept firing after striking Riveros, which delayed efforts to reach both him and the first victim for medical aid.
  • - Investigators say 43-year-old Darius Wong had just parked and was walking to a family housewarming when he was killed.
  • - Police identify the suspect as 22-year-old Eduardo Roberto Medina Berumen, who was wounded, arrested, and charged with two counts of murder, and he remains in custody on $4 million bail.