Darius Wong, 43, a male of Asian descent, was shot on the evening of May 31, 2025, in Baldwin Park, California, and later died from a gunshot wound to the chest. He had just dropped off family for a gathering and parked nearby when gunfire erupted along the 4200 block of Filhurst Avenue around 7 p.m. Neighbors’ cameras captured multiple bursts of shots minutes apart, and responding agencies converged on the neighborhood as the situation unfolded. He was a father of two, and officials identified him at the scene and at the hospital as the second victim in the violence that night. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner determined the manner of death to be homicide caused by a gunshot wound to the chest.
As officers arrived to investigate the initial shooting that killed Darius Wong, 43, a male, they came under fire. Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros was mortally wounded, and another officer was shot and survived. The urgency of the response drew multiple agencies and SWAT personnel while residents described the volley of gunfire as sounding like fireworks. A rifle was recovered, and authorities treated the scene as a double homicide investigation spanning the initial attack on Darius Wong, 43, a male, and the subsequent ambush on police.
Detectives and prosecutors later identified the suspected gunman as 22-year-old Eduardo Roberto Medina-Berumen. According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, he is accused of fatally shooting Darius Wong, 43, a male, after Wong had parked his car, and then opening fire on officers as they arrived. Prosecutors charged him with two counts of murder—one for Darius Wong, 43, a male, and one for Officer Riveros—along with allegations that he personally used a firearm causing death. Earlier reports noted he had been booked on suspicion of two counts of murder; authorities also said a motive for the attack on Darius Wong, 43, a male, remained unclear. The suspect was taken into custody after being wounded in the exchange and remained hospitalized before prosecution moved forward.
In the days that followed, the community mourned Darius Wong, 43, a male, alongside the fallen officer. Family and friends described Wong as a devoted father who was simply walking from his car when he was struck down, an innocent resident caught in violence that transformed a family celebration into a crime scene. Vigils and memorials grew, and a fundraiser highlighted the loss to his wife and children. The story of that night remained etched in the neighborhood’s memory: a quiet street, the sudden clatter of rifle fire, and the swift arrival of officers who were met with more shots as they raced to help Darius Wong, 43, a male.
