Overview

• Officer Samuel Riveros, 35, was fatally shot May 31 on Filhurst Avenue when responding to gunfire reports; Officer Anthony Pimentel was also wounded and has since been released from hospital.
• The suspect, identified as 22-year-old Eduardo Roberto Medina-Berumen, was shot by police before being taken into custody and remains hospitalized under guard.
• Authorities have recovered the weapon used in the shootings and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has taken lead on the homicide investigation.
• A civilian man was found dead at the scene of the initial rifle fire, elevating the case to a double homicide.
• Medina-Berumen has been charged with two counts of murder, held on $4 million bail and was reported to have no prior criminal record.