Matthew Michael Pavelka, a 26-year-old police officer with the Burbank Police Department, tragically lost his life on November 15, 2003, in Burbank, California. Officer Pavelka was fatally shot while assisting another officer during a routine investigation of a suspicious vehicle at the Ramada Inn on San Fernando Boulevard. The vehicle's occupants, identified as gang members, opened fire on the officers with handguns, resulting in a deadly exchange of gunfire. Despite being critically wounded, O
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