Statement from Krystal Rivera Legal Team on Carlos Baker being relieved of police powers

Statement from Antonio Romanucci and the legal team representing the family of Krystal Rivera:

"While the Rivera family and their legal team wholly believe removing Carlos Baker's police powers is the appropriate decision, we called for this from the earliest days after he fatally shot his police partner, Krystal Rivera. However, as we stated clearly several weeks ago, the concerns about Carlos Baker go back further than the night he killed Krystal. The City hired this rogue police officer despite knowing he was a danger to the community while he was a probationary officer. They took affirmative action to hire Carlos Baker when the only action should have been to terminate his probation and ensure he never wore a CPD shield or carried a gun. Krystal Rivera would be alive today."