Man accused of killing Baldwin Park officer remains hospitalized
Man accused of killing Baldwin Park officer remains hospitalized
The man accused of gunning down a visitor to a Baldwin Park neighborhood, then fatally shooting an officer in the head and wounding a second officer faces murder and other charges.
Eduardo Berumen-Medina, 22, who was shot by at least one other officer, remained under guard at a hospital as of Monday, June 2, sheriff’s Lt. Michael Modica said.
He was arrested and booked on suspicion of two counts of murder, Modica said, with his bail set at $4 million.
Baldwin Park shootings leave police officer and another victim dead, 2nd officer wounded
Court records show no prior convictions for Medina-Berumen in Los Angeles County.
When reached by phone, Medina-Berumen’s father declined to be interviewed.
Investigators haven’t unveiled a possible motive for the motive behind the shootings that broke out on the 4200 block of Filhurst Avenue on Saturday night.
Baldwin Park police initially got a call at 7:12 p.m. about a male with a rifle shooting rounds, Modica said, adding it was quickly updated to a “person down” call.
A man who was visiting someone on Filhurst Avenue had been shot by the suspect, the lieutenant said. The two men did not know each other.
Media reports claimed there had been a dispute between the victim and the suspect over parking. “We have nothing to say that is true,” Modica said.
Officers Samuel Riveros and Anthony Pimentel headed to the neighborhood.
“As soon as they drove onto the street, he (suspect) began engaging them,” Modica said.
The officers weren’t able to fire back, the lieutenant said, declining to say how many other officers shot at Medina-Berumen.
Riveros and Pimentel were taken to a hospital. Riveros, 35, of Pasadena, died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the medical examiner’s office. Pimentel was released from the hospital on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon, lying on the sidewalk in front of a Filhurst house was a large piece of dark, broken glass. Modica said it came from a vehicle that had been hit in the shooting.
Riveros had been with the Baldwin Park Police Department for nine years. He was on the SWAT team and became a field-training officer on July 21, 2024. He wasn’t married and didn’t have children, according to Baldwin Park police Capt. Joshua Hendricks.
The name of the civilian who was killed had not been released yet by officials.
Detectives asked anyone with information about the case to call the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tipsters can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or go to lacrimestoppers.org
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