Natalie Coronawas an American police officerbased in Davis, California. ^[3] [2][1]

Corona's father spent 26 years as a Colusa County Sheriff’s deputy. She graduated from the Sacramento Police Department’s training academy in July 2018 and completed her field training in December 2018. ^[2]

Her colleagues called her a rising star in the department.

Before she entered the academy, the Davis Police Department ran out of funding for the paid position she had been in.

She didn't care, she showed up to work as a volunteer instead.

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On Thursday, January 10, 2019, Corona was shot and killed by a suspect who opened fire as she was investigating a three-car crash. ^[0]

The suspect, who has not been identified, was later found dead inside a home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a short standoff with officers.

^[2]Officer Corona was taken to UC Davis Medical Center, where she later died. ^[0]