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U.S. NEWS Monday 14 January 2019
Man who killed officer said he

was hit by ultrasonic waves

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — The ported that court docu- the gunman had shot him- Corona was the first officer
man who shot and killed ments show Limbaugh was self in the head. in the department to die in
a rookie California police charged and convicted in Police found the handguns the line of duty since 1959.
officer left a letter on the a battery case last fall, and in the home. She had only been pa-
bed in the home where he he agreed in November to The shooting devastated trolling solo for about two This 2018 booking photo re-
lived claiming police bom- surrender the weapon. the Davis Police Depart- weeks, the chief said. leased by the Yolo County
barded him with ultrasonic The case stemmed from ment, which has about 60 A candlelight vigil for the Sheriff's Office shows Kevin
waves, officials said. Limbaugh getting arrested sworn officers and about slain officer was held Satur- Douglas Limbaugh.
Police in the college town in September for assault- 30 other employees. day night.q Associated Press
of Davis near Sacramento ing someone at Cache
on Saturday made public Creek Casino, Yolo County
the one-paragraph letter Sheriff's Sgt. Matthew Davis
they said was written by said.
Kevin Douglas Limbaugh, Authorities have not de-
48. He killed himself Thurs- termined where Limbaugh
day after fatally shooting obtained the two semi-au-
Officer Natalie Corona. tomatic handguns he was
Police spokesman Lt. Paul believed to have used in
Doroshov said the paper the Thursday night attack
was found face up on the that killed Corona.
gunman's bed. Police said a gunman on
"The Davis Police depart- a bicycle ambushed the
ment has been hitting me officer, shooting her from
with ultra sonic (sic) waves the shadows as she investi-
meant to keep dogs from gated a car accident, then
barking," the letter said. "I reloaded and narrowly
notified the press, internal avoided wounding others
affairs, and even the FBI before walking home.
about it. I am highly sensi- At his house a few blocks
tive to its affect (sic) on my away, he casually chat-
inner ear. I did my best to ted with his roommate as
appease them, but they if nothing happened and
have continued for years even went outside to watch
and I can't live this way as police from around the
anymore." region began rushing to
The handwritten note was the shooting scene, Davis
signed "Citizen Kevin Lim- Police Chief Darren Pytel
baugh." Also recovered as said Friday.
evidence from the man's The gunman left behind a
home were two unregis- backpack that helped po-
tered guns. lice track him to the house.
Davis police did not imme- The chief said as police
diately respond Sunday to began to surround it, he
a telephone message seek- stepped outside wearing a
ing comment on whether bulletproof vest.
Limbaugh had reported his "He shouted some stuff,
claims to officials. went back in and came
Investigators have not back out with a firearm,
identified a motive for the then went back inside,
ambush shooting of the pushed a couch in front of
22-year-old officer as she the door and officers heard
investigated a car acci- a gunshot," Pytel said.
dent. Police eventually sent a ro-
The Sacramento Bee re- botic camera in and found