Rookie cop in Northern California 'ambushed' at crash scene

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Natalie Corona was a rising star in her police department with a sparkling smile and a huge heart who had followed in her father's footsteps and became an officer, fulfilling a lifelong dream just a few months ago when her dad pinned the badge on her uniform.

On Friday, her father and a stunned community mourned the 22-year-old who was shot and killed on duty while responding to a multi-vehicle crash in the small college town of Davis, California. Investigators believe she was ambushed by a gunman on a bicycle, but they haven't a determined the motive for his actions.

"She's the cop that any community would want," said Lt. Paul Doroshov, a spokesman for the Davis Police Department. "Everybody who met her liked her.