baseball field, coach "k" as her players called her, was always encouraging, always positive. >> she would tell us it's okay. like you don't always have to win, but like just keep your spirits up. >> reporter: and her coaching didn't apply just to the game. she talked openly with her players about the challenges they might face growing up bridging the gap between community and cops. >> gang violence and drugs and stuff like that like that's not -- it's not cool. >> reporter: officer orozco was shot to death wednesday while attempting to arrest 26-year-old marcus wheeler, a man police describe as a known gang member. wheeler was also killed. >> it was a tragic circumstance that didn't have anything to do with equipment tactics or anything like that. it had to do with the fact that this job is extremely dangerous. >> reporter: officer orozco died one day before she was to go on maternity leave. her baby daughter was born prematurely and was scheduled to leave the hospital thursday. she also had two young
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