A Phoenix police officer who was hospitalized in critical condition for days after being shot during a burglary call died Friday. Fellow officers are mourning the loss of Officer Zane Coolidge.
Authorities say Coolidge and Officer Matthew Haney responded on Tuesday night to a call of a man trying to break into a vehicle near 16th Street and McDowell Road.
When the suspect took off running, the officers gave chase, but were hit with gunfire.
Haney and Coolidge were rushed to a hospital.
Phoenix Police Chief Michael Sullivan says the events affected those who knew Coolidge.
“Since then, it's been a challenge. We've been at the hospital. This is something that hits all of us very, very hard, but particularly those who work very, very close with him, and it has not been an easy week," he said.
Leif Myers is the commander of the Mountain View Precinct, the area Coolidge served.
“As far as the days that have transpired, we're all grieving. We're all hurting. It's a tremendous loss for the Mountain View Precinct. It's a tremendous loss for me personally," he said.
Coolidge was a five-year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department, a husband and father.
Haney has since been released from the hospital.
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