Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Sam Riveros was shot and killed while responding to reports of gunfire at the 4200 block of Filhurst Avenue in Baldwin Park.
At 7:12 p.m., when two officers arrived at the scene, they found one man unresponsive with a gunshot wound before they were met with gunfire. During the shootout, one of the officers was injured after bullets hit his patrol vehicle. Officer Riveros also responded to the shooting call to assist the officers. He ran into the hail of bullets, preventing the shooter from targeting the officers and the other community members in the neighborhood. Officer Riveros was transported to the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased. Investigators recovered a rifle and 60 spent shell casings at the scene.
The man found unresponsive was shot and killed over a parking dispute. The suspect was struck with non-life-threatening wounds. He was charged with two counts of murder with special circumstances, two counts of attempted murder, and a charge for possessing an assault weapon.
Officer Riveros had served with the Baldwin Park Police Department for nine years.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, stepfather, two brothers, and a sister.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Riveros gave the Baldwin Park Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baldwin Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Riveros.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Officer Samuel Riveros is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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How Samuel Riveros Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Samuel Riveros was killed by rifle.
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