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Thousands gather at funeral for slain Calif. rookie

By: The Associated Press, policeone.com

Officers salute before funeral services for Corona at the University of California, Davis, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, in Davis, Calif. Corona was was shot and killed Jan. 10, responding to scene of a three-car crash in Davis. Police say gunman Kevin Douglas Limbaugh, 48, not involved in the crash, rode up on a bicycle and without warning, opened fire on Corona. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
 

DAVIS, Calif. — Thousands of police officers from across the country gathered at a memorial service Friday for a 22-year-old rookie who had long dreamed of becoming an officer and was killed just weeks into the job in a Northern California college town.

As uniformed officers took their seats, holding their hats, a slideshow on giant screens displayed family pictures and the brief professional life of Davis Officer Natalie Corona, who was shot and killed last week.

“Natalie’s passion for police work started when she was very young,” according to a program handed out at the service. “She always said, ‘I want to become a police officer just like my dad.'”

 

Full story: https://www.policeone.com/lodd/articles/482678006-Thousands-gather-at-funeral-for-slain-Calif-rookie/