Samuel Riveros, 35, was a nine-year veteran of the Baldwin Park Police Department who was killed in the line of duty after answering a call just after 7 p.m. on May 31, 2025. Neighbors had reported a man firing a rifle and a person down on the sidewalk near the 4200 block of Filhurst Avenue. Officers were met by gunfire when they arrived; Riveros was struck during the initial exchange, taken to a hospital, and later pronounced dead. His partner that night, Anthony Pimental, survived with injuries.

A man found wounded at the scene, identified as 43-year-old Darius Wong, also died. The suspect was hit in the crossfire, taken to a hospital, and investigators recovered the weapon. Prosecutors later charged 22-year-old Eduardo Roberto Medina Berumen with two counts of murder tied to the deaths of Riveros and Wong, plus related special-circumstance and attempted murder of a peace officer counts and a weapons charge. Authorities have described the incident as a double homicide; the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the events on Filhurst Avenue that evening or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.