The law enforcement community in Los Angeles was in mourning on Sunday after a police officer was killed in a shootout Saturday.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department , officers with the Baldwin Park Police Department responded to reports of a man with a rifle at about 7:12 p.m. on the 4200 block of Filhurst Avenue.

The officers found the suspect, and according to the LASD, he opened fire on the officers "immediately." 2 officers were shot, as well as the suspect.

One of the officers, identified Sunday as Samuel Riveros, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

"Yesterday, Officer Samuel Riveros, Officer Anthony Pimentel, members of our Department, and assisting law enforcement agencies, responded to an extremely dangerous situation," said a statement from Baldw

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