DAVIS, Calif. — The memorials for fallen Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona continue to grow one week after she was shot and killed while responding to a car accident in Downtown Davis.
On Thursday night, the eve of Corona's funeral, a small group gathered to show their support for law enforcement. They gathered on the corner of Cantrill Drive, named after Douglas Cantrill, the first Davis Police Officer to be killed in the line of duty in 1959.
"Our main thing is to come out here and show the department we are here to support them, and we appreciate everything they do and appreciate the sacrifices they make," said Shaun Halfacre, one of the organizers.
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Halfacre was there with his daughter, 9-year-old Chloe. Chloe, She said she hopes to become an officer one day thanked every officer who drove by. .
"She's got an understanding of it," Halfacre said. "She has also had an extreme respect for law enforcement or give them a hug."
Many supporters held up their "thin blue line" flags to show solidarity.
"This flag represents the line that the officers walk everyday," Halfacre said. "It's that line they walk between death or life."
Gayle McKnight-Minton held her flag for her late husband Officer James Harry McKnight, killed in the line of duty in 1990 while he was an officer for West Sacramento Police.
Nearly 30 years ago, McKnight-Minton attended her husband's funeral and she's been to many more fallen officer funerals since.
"It seems like it's getting worse," she said.
"We don't want them to ever forget the officers, ever," McKnight-Minton said. "They say at the funerals, 'We are never going to forget you' and we try to keep their name out and fly these flags so that the world doesn't forget them."
Davis Police Lt. Paul Doroshov said the service for Officer Corona will be memorable.
"I think it's going to be somber in someways, but I think it's going to deliver the message of how amazing her life was and what a good person she was," Doroshov said.
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He said he hopes anyone who was touched by Corona feels welcome to come and show their support. People can line up alongside the procession route to pay their respects.
Doroshov also hopes Corona's name will live on in Davis, the community she was dedicated to serve.
"Perhaps they should name 5th street, Corona Boulevard and that would make our address on Corona Boulevard. That would be very special," he said.
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