Overview
- COPA released body-worn camera video Friday that shows Officer Carlos Baker fire the shot that struck Officer Krystal Rivera and then stay away from her for about 90 to 120 seconds without visible medical aid.
- The release came after an appeals court in March overturned a judge’s secrecy order, yet COPA posted only two clips and did not say how much footage it withheld.
- Prosecutors say they are investigating the shooting as accidental, Baker has not been charged, and he remains relieved of police powers.
- Rivera’s family has a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging an on-and-off relationship with Baker and claiming he intentionally failed to help her, and their attorneys say the posted videos are curated and incomplete.
- The officer’s record shows more than a dozen complaints along with suspensions and reprimands in a brief career, raising fresh questions about CPD hiring, promotions and supervision.