The 29-year-old Downey police officer was shot and killed in the parking lot of the police department during a botched robbery in November 2015.
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The roadway along the 5 Freeway between the San Gabriel River Bridge and the Rio Hondo River Bridge will be known as the Downey Police Officer Ricardo Galvez Memorial Highway.
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The state Senate approved the plan. The resolution now heads to the Assembly.
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