CA - Officer Ricardo 'Ricky' Galvez, 29, fatally shot, Downey, 18 Nov 2015

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Ricardo "Ricky" Galvez

"DOWNEY, Calif. (KABC) -- Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies are investigating the shooting death of a Downey police officer whose body was found in the west parking lot of the Downey Police Department Wednesday night.

Ricardo "Ricky" Galvez, 29, was found dead at the end of his shift in the 10900 block of Brookshire Avenue shortly after 11 p.m.

Lt. John Corina said at least two suspects walked up to the police officer as he sat in the driver's seat of his own vehicle and opened fire.

A fellow Downey police officer heard the gunshots and chased the suspects to the neighboring city of Montebello, where the suspects bailed on foot near Washington Boulevard and Carob Way."
http://abc7.com/news/downey-police-officer-shot-to-death-at-station-parking-lot/1091106/

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Two men and a teenager accused in the fatal shooting of a police officer in a botched robbery appeared Friday in court, where a judge ruled that television cameras will be allowed at their trials...

Steven Knott, 18, and Jeremy Anthony Alvarez, 21, are charged with capital murder and attempted second-degree robbery in connection with Galvez's death. A 17-year-old suspect, Abel Diaz, will be tried as an adult, but he will not be eligible for the death penalty due to his age...

The three suspects are scheduled to return to court next month to set a date for a preliminary hearing. All pleaded not guilty.

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Defendants already charged with murdering a Downey police officer Nov. 18 engaged in a crime spree of shooting and robbery prior to the shooting the same night, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced Tuesday.

New charges stemming from those crimes have been filed, and an attempted murder charge was filed against a fourth defendant, a woman said to be to the girlfriend of one of the men accused with killing Downey Police Officer Ricardo “Ricky” Galvez, 29. That charge stems from a separate crime alleged to have been committed last October at a Montebello convenience store, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.

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Prosecutors have filed murder charges against Jeremy Anthony Alvarez, 21, of Montebello; Steven Knott, 18, of Montebello and Abel Diaz, 17, of Bellflower. The three have pleaded not guilty to the crimes.

Alvarez and Knott are eligible for the death penalty, if convicted. Diaz, a minor, faces life in prison.

The newly-announced fourth defendant, Rebecca Ann Ustrell, 28, of Montebello, herself faces life in prison if convicted of attempted murder.

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It’s been nearly a year since the Downey Police Department lost one of its own in the line of duty, when Officer Ricardo Galvez was gunned down while sitting in his vehicle.

On Wednesday, officials with the department will honor Galvez with a memorial plaque and dedication in front of the police station. The plaque will eventually be added to the fallen officers memorial.

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Two reputed gang members were ordered Sept. 27 to stand trial on murder and attempted robbery charges in the killing of a Downey police officer who was shot once in the face while sitting in his BMW in a parking lot near the police station.

Superior Court Judge Roger Ito rejected requests from defense attorneys to dismiss the case against Steven Knott, 20, and his half-brother, Jeremy Anthony Alvarez, 23, who are charged, along with a third defendant, with the Nov. 18, 2015, slaying of Ricardo Galvez.

Prosecutors allege that the half-brothers went on a crime spree that fall that culminated with the officer’s murder.

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