The Baldwin Park community gathered Friday to mourn Officer Samuel Riveros, who was killed after he ran into gunfire during a shootout with a suspect.

As the city prepares to honor Samuel Riveros, the officer who was killed in a shooting in Baldwin Park, friends and colleagues remember him as a hero.

Baldwin Park police are asking community members to "please come and stand with us in remembrance, love, and solidarity as we reflect on his life, his service, and the impact he had on all of us."