



Baldwin Park police Officer Samuel Riveros, 35, died responding to a shooting Saturday night. courtesy of the Baldwin Park Police Department
in a residential neighborhood when they were immediately shot at, police said. Riveros was struck in the head and killed. The suspect, who was arrested, also shot and injured Pimentel and fatally shot a civilian bystander, Darius Wong, 43, authorities said.
Riveros, 35, had served with the department for nine years. He was a member of the SWAT team and promoted to field-training officer in July, the department said.
The UC Irvine graduate was passionate about snowboarding and a dedicated Dodgers fan, traveling to ballparks across the country to watch them play.