How can I update my entity inside a @PreRemove annotated method before it is deleted?

I would like to update my entity before it gets deleted (because a DB Trigger will use that value later).

So I tried this inside my EntityListener:

    @PreRemove
    void onRemove(Object entity) {
        CurrentUser currentUser = CDI.current().select(CurrentUser.class).get();
        if (currentUser != null && entity instanceof BaseEntity) {
            BaseEntity baseEntity = (BaseEntity) entity;
            baseEntity.deletedBy = currentUser.userId;
            baseEntity.persistAndFlush();
        }
    }

However, the changes are not persisted to the DB before the deletion - presumably because the deletion transaction is already started.

How can I achieve this ?