DAVIS, Calif. — Police officers and Davis community spent more than an hour at Tuesday's city council meeting trying to to figure how to honor Officer Natalie Corona who was ambushed and killed Jan. 10 after responding to a traffic accident.
Residents suggested things such as planting gardens or trees around the city in her honor, renaming the weekly farmer's market after her and adopting Corona's hometown of Arbuckle as a sister city to Davis.
Ultimately, the council recommended that a committee be put in place to take suggestions from the community and decide how to immortalize Corona by May.
"We can memorialize Natalie in our town and in our hearts," Councilmember Dan Carson said during the meeting. "[She] was a hero, and our community will never forget her sacrifice."
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Tears from councilmembers and residents alike flowed both from sorrow for Corona's death and gratitude for the officers and staff that continued to do their jobs over the last 12 days.
The council also announced that Woodland Community College, where Corona received her associate's degree, will be creating a scholarship in Corona's name.
The council's next steps will be to appoint members of Corona's memorial committee, that will consist of family, friends, fellow officers and community members.
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