The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said Monday that the suspect was accused of shooting two people over the weekend, including Baldwin Park police, who were identified as 22-year-old Eduardo Roberto Medina-Berruman.
Two law enforcement sources spoke on anonymously to discuss the active investigation, saying Medina-Pennsylvania has no known criminal history. Sources said he lived with his mother at the Baldwin Park address on Filhurst Street, where gunfire broke out on Saturday night.
Baldwin Park police responded to the house around 7 p.m. and met with gunfire. Two officers - Samuel Riveros and Anthony Pimentel were beaten and taken to hospital. Riveros, 35, of Pasadena, cannot survive.
Officials also found a man injured a fatal gunshot wound in the front yard of the suspect's house. The unidentified person was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. It is not clear when the person was shot, but Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said they believe the suspect is responsible.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna spoke to the media outside the Los Angeles General Medical Center on Sunday.
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Authorities say Medina-Berum, who was detained after the shooting, was injured by police but was in a stable condition. It is not clear whether he has a legal representative. As of Monday morning, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has not filed the charges.
Eduardo Medina, who identified himself as the suspect's father on Sunday, said he first learned about the arrest of his son, the killing and the gunfight of his daughter.
Elder Medina said, "I don't understand." "It's so sad. This is not good. It's not good at all."
Medina said his son lives with his ex-wife on Filhurst Street, where he was separated from him 15 years ago. He said about five months ago, his ex-wife told him she called police because their son "acted strangely."
Medina said he didn't know what it meant, but his ex-wife told him that the police had arrested their son and confiscated the gun.
Investigators are still working to determine the motive for the shooting.
Law enforcement officers are committed to investigating the scene of the shooting.
(Luke Johnson/Los Angeles Times)
Juan Ruvalcaba, 81, who lives across the street from where the shooting began Saturday night, said he initially thought he was listening to firecrackers but then saw his neighbor firing what seemed like a long gun. He said the young man, in his own front yard, seemed to be shooting in the air and in the other street - but he did not see the man specifically targeting anyone or anything.
He said he still called the man's grandmother, who lived with him and warned her to hide under the bed and not let her grandson inside.
Ruvalcaba also walked into his house, so he didn't see what happened next, but was shocked by the news of the two people's deaths. “Thank God, I’m still here,” Ruvarkaba said.