Final Tribute to Police Officer Natalie Corona; and former amateur boxer by Blanca Gutierrez

(JAN 18)  Today the Memorial Service was held in Davis, California, for slain rookie officer Natalie Corona, just 22 years old when she was killed on duty.  According to news sources Officer Corona was ambushed Thursday night while responding to a three-vehicle crash, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel said.  Corona was shot and killed when a shooter opened fire as she was investigating the crash in the city west of Sacramento.

In addition to Natalie fulfilling her dream of being a police officer, and following in her father’s [Merced Corona—a retired Colusa County sheriff’s sergeant], and she was a former amateur boxer. 

Corona began working as a part-time employee at the Davis Police Department in 2016, and then had just finished the police academy in July of 2018, in addition to completing her field training, just

WBAN would like to give our sincere condolences to Corona’s family and friends.  In August of 2019, WBAN in affiliation with the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame presented a special award to Corona’s parents at the event that was held in Brisbane, California, at our Hall of Fame event.