A California policeman was shot dead; sniper suspect found dead

A police officer from Davis, California, was shot dead Thursday night while he was responding to a road accident, causing a massive human hunt for the shooter, who was Is then committed suicide, said the authorities.

Officer Natalie Corona, 22, was pronounced dead at UC Davis Medical Center. She is the second female police officer to have been shot within two days and, even if the incidents are unrelated, the motive of the murderer remains a mystery. Corona was shot after reacting to a car accident involving about three cars around 6:45 pm

Davis police confirmed early Friday morning that the shooter had been found dead in a house close to the scene with what appeared to be a self-inflicted shot. injury.

Corona, who debuted as a Community Services Officer in 2016, had graduated from the Police Academy in July. At a press conference, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said at a press conference that she had just completed her fieldwork training before Christmas and that she had just finished her training. she had been alone for two weeks.

"She was a rising star in the department," said Pytel. "She worked as if you could not believe."

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Firefighters took steps to save lives on the scene and Corona was transported to the hospital, Dit Pytel .

The ongoing investigation was entrusted to the sheriff's department of Sacramento.

The suspect was described as a white man of about 20 years of average height, FOX40 Sacramento. reported. He would apparently wear a baseball cap, a black jacket, blue or beige jeans and black tactical boots.

Natalie Corona completed her training on the field just before Christmas and remained alone for a few weeks.
(Davis Police Department)

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Earlier, police issued a "refuge on the spot" order and asked residents to stay away from downtown Davis during their search. the suspect, reported FOX40. The order was lifted shortly before midnight local time.

She leaves to mourn her parents. She is the first Davis police officer killed in the line of duty since 1959, said Pytel.

Corona's death came on the heels of the murder of a Louisiana cop on Wednesday night. Shreveport policewoman, Chateri Payne, was going to work late at night when someone shot at him at least four times, including once at the head. At least one person was arrested for being questioned during the Payne assassination, although it was unclear if this person was a suspect, reported the Shreveport Times.

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