CPD Memos Reveal Reversal That Put Officer on Tactical Team Before Partner’s Fatal Shooting

Overview

• Internal records show Patrol Chief Jon Hein blocked Carlos Baker’s 2024 transfer to the Gresham tactical team, then approved a second bid in January 2025.
• By the second application, Baker’s file listed two sustained complaints, including a civil-rights violation, along with prior suspensions and documented insubordination.
• Officials say Baker unintentionally shot Officer Krystal Rivera on June 5, 2025 during a foot pursuit in Chatham, and a judge has restricted release of body-camera footage.
• Rivera’s family has sued the city and Baker, alleging a prior relationship, threats to expose it, and that Rivera sought reassignment over safety concerns.
• COPA’s investigation into the shooting remains open, Baker has not been disciplined for Rivera’s death, and investigators say he tried to interfere in a separate bar incident, leading to a brief suspension over obtaining surveillance video.