Charges have been filed against 22-year-old Eduardo Roberto Medina-Berumen, the suspect accused of killing a Baldwin Park officer and a innocent father.
Charges have been filed against 22-year-old Eduardo Roberto Medina-Berumen, the suspect accused of killing a Baldwin Park officer and a civilian. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman will hold a news conference with Sheriff Robert Luna and Baldwin Park Police Chief Robert López to announce the charges.
On Saturday, May 31, around 7:15 p.m. officers responded to the 4200 block of Filhurst Avenue for reports of a man with a rifle. Once on the scene, officers located a man with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was rushed to a hospital and later died. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified him as 43-year-old Darius Wong. Officers then contacted the suspect, who began shooting at them. Officers returned fire, but unfortunately, two Baldwin Park police officers were struck, the sheriff's department said. Ring cameras in the neighborhood recorded 11 shots fired at 7:16 p.m., followed by six additional shots at 7:26 p.m.Both officers were transported to the hospital, where Officer Samuel Riveros was pronounced dead. The second officer, Anthony Pimentel, was released from the hospital after receiving treatment.Officer Riveros was a nine-year veteran who was described as an avid snowboarder and Dodgers fan. He graduated from UC Irvine.RELATED:"This is a heartbreaking and deeply devastating tragedy. Officer Riveros made the ultimate sacrifice in service to his community. He, along with Officer Pimentel and their fellow officers, bravely responded to a dangerous call, fully aware of the risks involved. Officer Riveros gave his life in service to others, a profound testament to his unwavering dedication to duty and selfless courage," LASD said in a statement. "His loss is profoundly felt—not only by his family and colleagues, but by the entire Baldwin Park community and law enforcement family."A neighbor told FOX 11 that he witnessed the shooting and called the suspect's grandmother to warn her. "He had a hard temper," said Juan Ruvalcava, who lives across the street. "Since he was little, he didn’t respect anybody."According to Ruvalcava, he heard gunfire and took cover inside his home. He then watched in horror through a window as Medina-Berumen kept shooting."I could see him over there shooting and reloading it," said Ruvalcava.The neighbor says he called and spoke to the suspected shooter’s grandmother during the shooting. She was inside the home while her grandson was allegedly outside firing shots at police."I told her, your grandson Eduardo is shooting," recalled Ruvalcava. "She said, 'They’re not real bullets.' I said, 'Just get to a bedroom, hide under the bed or something.'"Darius Wong leaves behind a wife and two young daughters. Wong's brother said he was just walking down the street when he was "murdered in cold blood" on the way to a family party. "He dropped off his wife and the 2 kids and sister-in-law at the party and parked several blocks down the street. His car was nowhere near the shooter’s house. If his wife and sister-in-law were with him during that time, they would’ve been victims as well," his brother wrote on a GoFundMe page. Wong, a Hacienda Heights native, died on the sidewalk just outside his friend's home where the party was being held.
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