A cop's worst fear: Being targeted for doing your job
There are still many unanswered questions about the fatal shooting of a Downey police officer on Thursday. But authorities say he appears to have been targeted by multiple assailants while in the...
View ArticleCalifornia officer shot dead in police station lot
(CNN)A Los Angeles-area police officer was shot to death in his department's parking lot Wednesday night, and authorities are interviewing several people that have been detained in the case, police...
View ArticleCalifornia police officer fatally shot in department parking lot
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A policeman was shot to death in Southern California while sitting in his car in the parking lot of his headquarters and two men have been detained in...
View ArticleSlain Officer Ricardo Galvez was a 'tremendous young man,' police chief says
Officer Ricardo Galvez may not have worked for the Downey Police Department for very long, but he already was popular among his peers. Galvez, 29, of Whittier, joined the police department Sept. 2,...
View ArticleThe Latest: Slain Los Angeles County officer was targeted
DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — The latest on the shooting death of a Downey, California, police officer (all times local): 6:40 a.m. Los Angeles County authorities say a police officer shot to death in the...
View ArticleDowney officer fatally shot in his car was targeted, authorities say
A Downey police officer was found fatally shot while sitting inside his personal vehicle in the police station's parking lot, officials said early Thursday. Two male suspects ran toward Officer Ricardo...
View ArticleSlain California police officer was targeted
(AP) — A suspected getaway driver was arrested Thursday in the shooting death of a police officer in California in what investigators called a deliberate, targeted attack in a public parking lot next...
View ArticleDowney Officer Ricardo Galvez found dead in department lot
DOWNEY >> A Downey police officer was targeted and shot to death in his own vehicle at the end of his shift, investigators said today. Officer Ricardo Galvez, a 5-year veteran of the...
View ArticlePolice officer killed during botched robbery
Los Angeles County authorities say the fatal shooting of a police officer near his department's headquarters occurred during a botched robbery....
View ArticleDowney Officer Ricardo Galvez shot to death, 3 detained in Montebello
DOWNEY >> A Downey police officer was targeted and shot to death in his own vehicle at the end of his shift, investigators said today. Officer Ricardo “Ricky” Galvez, a 5-year veteran of the...
View ArticleDowney Officer Ricardo Galvez shot to death, manhunt underway in Montebello
DOWNEY >> A multi-agency manhunt was underway in Downey and nearby Montebello today for whoever killed a Downey police officer, who was gunned down while sitting in his private car in the parking...
View ArticleCalifornia officer may have been deliberately targeted, police say
An officer shot to death while sitting in his car in the parking lot of Downey police headquarters was apparently targeted, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said on Thursday....
View ArticleAuthorities: Slain Los Angeles County officer was targeted
An officer shot to death while sitting in his car in the parking lot of Downey police headquarters was apparently targeted, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said Thursday. Officer Ricardo Galvez...
View ArticleDowney Officer Ricardo Galvez shot to death, 1 suspect arrested in Montebello
DOWNEY >>Authorities arrested one man and detained five people Thursday after a car chase of suspects in the fatal shooting of Downey police officer ended in a Montebello neighborhood. Sheriff’s...
View ArticleDowney Officer Ricardo Galvez shot to death in botched robbery; 3 arrested
DOWNEY >> Authorities believe a botched robbery attempt led to the shooting death of a Downey police officer, who was sitting in his personal car outside the police station in a public parking...
View ArticleAuthorities: Slain California officer was targeted as he sat in personal car...
DOWNEY, Calif. -- A suspected getaway driver was arrested Thursday in the shooting death of a police officer in California in what investigators called a deliberate, targeted attack in a public parking...
View ArticleAuthorities: Slain California police officer was targeted
A suspected getaway driver was arrested Thursday in the shooting death of a police officer in California in what investigators called a deliberate, targeted attack in a public parking lot next to his...
View ArticleCalifornia police officer killed during botched robbery
DOWNEY, Calif. – Three young men were arrested today on suspicion of killing a California police officer and former Marine in what investigators described as a botched robbery as the lawman sat in his...
View ArticleThree arrested in fatal shooting of California officer
Downey, California police Officer Ricardo "Ricky" Galvez, 29, was in plainclothes in his car at the end of his shift when two men ran up and opened fire ......
View ArticleSister of accused teen killer of Downey Officer Ricardo Galvez says he didn’t...
Flowers and a portrait of slain officer Galvez flank the fallen officer memorial at the police station in Downey, CA on Thursday, November 19, 2015. Downey police officer Ricardo Galvez was shot and...
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