Note About Davis PD Found In Home Of Man Who Fatally Shot Officer

DAVIS, CA — A man identified by authorities as the gunman who shot and killed 22-year-old rookie city of Davis police Officer Natalie Corona last week had surrendered his AR-15 in November as a condition of his conviction in a misdemeanor battery case, according to news reports.

Reporters learned Saturday from Davis police Lt. Paul Doroshov that inside the rental home of shooter Kevin Douglas Limbaugh, 48, investigators found a note referencing the Davis Police Department and two semiautomatic handguns that were not registered to him.

Davis police Chief Darren Pytel previously said it was believed the shooter was armed with two handguns.

Speaking to witnesses revealed the shooter was not involved in the three-car crash Corona had routinely responded to at about 6:45 p.m. Thursday on 5th Street, Davis police said.

Instead, witnesses told police, he rode up to the scene on a bicycle then emerged from the shadows of the sidewalk and opened fire, shooting Corona as she stood on the street between two of the vehicles involved in the crash.

Authorities said that following a standoff Thursday night at the E Street house where he lived with roommates, Limbaugh was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

While the firearms found in the home seemed to match those described by witnesses, registration information for the handguns — described as described as a 9mm and a .45-caliber — remained under investigation.

Police on Saturday showed reporters a typed note found inside Limbaugh's residence. The letter stated:

"The Davis Police Department has been hitting me with ultra sonic waves meant to keep dogs from barking. I notified the press, internal affairs, and even the FBI about it. I am highly sensitive to its affect [sic] on my inner ear. I did my best to appease them, but they have continued for years and I can't live this way anymore."

The battery incident involving Limbaugh reportedly happened in September at Cache Creek Casino. Limbaugh was an employee of the casino at the time, and he and a co-worker got into a dispute about how Limbaugh was handling slot machines, a source told The Sacramento Bee. The dispute escalated when Limbaugh reportedly punched the co-worker in the face.

Limbaugh lost his job as a result of the incident, the newspaper reported.

Another source told the newspaper that other than the battery case, there was little indication Limbaugh was capable of the behavior displayed in Thursday's rampage.

Witnesses said he reloaded at least twice, striking the officer again before shooting in a different direction, hitting a building, a bus, a firefighter's boot and a backpack worn by a passerby.

The contents of a backpack left by Limbaugh at the scene are how authorities determined a possible identity of the shooter and where they should look for him, according to Davis PD.

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