Baldwin Park police release video from fatal shootings of officer, man

BALDWIN PARK, Calif. (KABC) -- Baldwin Park police on Monday released harrowing bodycam video and audio from two shootings that left an officer and a 43-year-old man dead.

Eduardo Roberto Medina Berumen, 22, is accused of killing Officer Samuel Riveros and Darius Wong last May.

Riveros was a nine-year veteran of the Baldwin Park Police Department. Wong was on his way to a housewarming party before he was fatally shot.

Riveros, 35, responded to reports of a shooting after Wong was gunned down.

The gunman opened fire the moment the first officer arrived.

Riveros' body-worn camera footage captures him arriving at the scene, warning residents to get out of harm's way. Riveros was shot by Berumen as he moved along the sidewalk, Baldwin Park Police Chief Robert Lopez said.

"After striking the officer, Berumen continued firing rounds at the other officers, preventing them from immediately pulling the wounded officer and the initial victim to safety for medical treatment," Lopez said.

Officers raced to help Riveros, but he was pronounced dead after arriving at a hospital.

Officers then turned their attention back to Berumen, who had been hit by gunfire but was still armed with a rifle.

"Drop the gun!" officers can be heard yelling.

Berumen was eventually taken into custody. He was later charged with two counts of murder and several other charges.