Photos:: Funeral for Downey Police Officer Ricardo Galvez
Mourners bid their final goodbyes Monday at a funeral service for slain Downey Police Officer Ricardo “Ricky” Galvez at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.
Galvez, 29, was killed the night of Nov. 18. He was sitting in his BMW in a parking lot next to Downey police headquarters when two people walked up and fatally shot him, investigators said.
He is the first officer to be gunned down in Downey Police Department history.
READ MORE: Mourners remember generous and humble Downey officer, Ricky Galvez
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Preparations are made before the funeral at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles on Monday.
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Family members of Downey Police Officer Ricardo "Ricky" Galvez arrive for his funeral service at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Downey police officers line up before the funeral service at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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The casket arrives at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Downey police officers carry the casket for fellow Officer Ricardo Galvez.
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The casket is carried into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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A Downey police officer salutes Galvez's casket.
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Pallbearers carry Galvez's casket past mourners.
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Downey police officers console each other.
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Downey Police Officer Ricardo "Ricky" Galvez was a former U.S. Marine.
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Police officers from many other agencies attended the funeral.
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Downey Police Department motorcycle officers lead the procession after the funeral services.
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A Downey police sergeant's badge is draped with the badge number of fellow Officer Ricardo Galvez.
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The Los Angeles Police Department's mounted unit and a riderless horse make their way past mourners at the start of the graveside service for Galvez at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.
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Members of the Downey Police Department salute at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.
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Members of the U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines, Company G, left, along with members of law enforcement, attend the graveside service at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.
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Margarita Galvez, right, mother of Downey Police Officer Ricardo Galvez, breaks down after receiving a folded flag that had been draped over her son's casket during his graveside service at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.
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Downey police officers Sofia Petronas, left, and Blanca Reyes, place roses on the casket of Ricardo Galvez.
READ MORE: Mourners remember generous and humble Downey officer, Ricky Galvez
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