DAVIS, Calif. — Less than six months ago, the Davis Police Department went through the same loss as the Sacramento Police Department after Officer Natalie Corona was shot and killed while responding to a traffic accident.
"We're with you, we feel you, and our thoughts are with you all the way because it's hard," said Paul Doroshov, deputy chief for the Davis Police Department.
Officer Tara O'Sullivan, 26, died at UC Davis Medical Center hours after a gunman opened fire on her and other officers. Adel Sambrano Ramos, the man who allegedly shot and killed O'Sullivan, was taken into custody around 2 a.m. Thursday, police officials confirmed.
Around 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, several officers were on a domestic disturbance call along the 200 block of Redwood Avenue in north Sacramento. O'Sullivan was helping a woman collect her belongings and leave a home when she was shot, Sacramento Police Sgt. Vance Chandler said during a press release.
Like O'Sullivan, Corona was also beginning her law enforcement career when she was killed in the line of duty.
"It's just sort of reliving what we felt months ago," Doroshov said.
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After Corona's death, Doroshov said it was simple things, like checking in on one another, that helped officers continue to do their job while trying to heal.
"We're human and we do such jobs that... we have to bury our emotions and put our professional face on," Doroshov explained.
It was also the smallest gestures from strangers that meant the most, according to Doroshov.
"The flowers, the signs and all of that. It makes you realize what you're doing this for because that's really why we all got into it – to serve our community," he said. "When you see the support in return, you realize that people at least see it and realize it."
Doroshov said the Sacramento Police Department and other surrounding agencies' support helped a lot after losing Officer Corona.
"They're a very professional and resilient agency. I think they're going to come through," Doroshov said. "They deliver a high level of service and I think they'll continue to do so."