Incident

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    11-18-2015 California Downey 1-3

    Location

    November 18, 2015

    Downey Police Department
    Incident Address
    Downey, California

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Participant Characteristics:
      • Law Enforcement
    • Name: Officer Ricardo Galvez
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Name: Steven Knott
    • Age: 18
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Unharmed, Arrested
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Name: Jeremy Anthony Alvarez
    • Age: 21
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Unharmed, Arrested
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Name: Abel Diaz
    • Age: 17
    • Age Group: Teen 12-17
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Unharmed, Arrested

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
    • Officer Involved Incident
    • Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
    • Police Targeted

    Notes

    officer shot and killed in dept parking lot

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Handgun

    District

    Congressional District: 40
    State Senate District: 32
    State House District: 58