The family of slain police officer Krystal Rivera filed a wrongful death suit Thursday morning against the department and the city and police officer Carlos Baker, alleging that more could have been done to protect her from her work partner who they also say was her former romantic partner.

“What she never should have had to fear was her own partner, that betrayal cost Krystal’s life,” said Rivera’s mother Yolanda at a news conference.

The 37-page lawsuit sheds new light on what allegedly happened on the night of June 5, 2025 when Rivera was shot to death by Baker while they pursued a suspect.

According to the slain officer’s family, she and Baker had been in a romantic relationship that Rivera ended only a month before she was killed. Attorney Antonio Romanucci said Rivera broke off th

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