Tears sank from Freddie Freeman while sitting in an interview room at the Dodger stadium on August 5 and described the arduous recovery that his 3 year old son Max made from a rare neurological condition in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves.
Max had returned home after a five -night stay at the Orange County children's hospital, and Freeman was back in the Dodgers range after missing eight games to be with his family during the event.
Two months later, the Dodgers welcomed New York dishes in the national league championship series. A police officer approached Freeman's wife, Chelsea, to ask how Max was going.
A photograph by officer Samuel Riveros provided by the Baldwin police service.
(Baldwin police department.)
The officer, Samuel Riveros of the Baldwin Park police department, smiled and gave him a police patch to give to Max.
Riveros was killed on Saturday in Baldwin Park when a shooter killed him fatally in his head while Riveros rushed to the aid of another officer who had also been killed, said a source of application of the law, aware of the investigation, in Times.
Chelsea Freeman Meet the rivers on his Instagram stories and offered the condolences of his family.
“Our hearts hear strong people on his death this week”, ” She posted. “We met during the Dodgers / Mets qualifiers. He came to me, asked me how my son Max was going and gave me his police patch to give him.
“A little gesture that meant so much.”
Freddie Freeman was a World Series hero for Dodgers in 2024, hitting a big home to come to win the game 1 against New York Yankees. He left hot in 2025, currently leading the NL with an average of the stick of .368.
Riveros was a Baldwin Park officer since 2016, joined the agency's Swat team in 2019 and had recently become a field training officer, who, in a statement, described as “testimony to his leadership and his mentorship”.
Riveros was known for his dedication to the Dodgers, even going to the stadiums of the opposing teams to watch them play, according to the police chief of Baldwin Park, Robert A. López.
“The Riveros officer gave his life to the service to others, a deep testimony of his unwavering dedication to duty and disinterested courage,” wrote the Los Angeles sheriff department in a statement. “His loss is deeply felt – not only by his family and colleagues, but by the whole community of Baldwin Park and the family of the police.”
Eduardo Roberto Medina-Berumen, 22, was arrested for murder and is detained instead of a deposit of $ 4 million, according to the Sheriff department. He lives with his mother at the address of the Baldwin park on avenue Filhurst, where shots broke out on Saturday evening, said a source.
“This tragic shooting is a reminder that gives reflection on the danger that our first stakeholders face when they answer the call,” Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said in a statement.
