The Brief
PHOENIX - The city of Phoenix unveiled a memorial marker on Wednesday to honor fallen Phoenix Police Officer Zane Coolidge , a year after he was shot in the line of duty.
What we know:
The ceremony took place on McDowell Road, near where the 29-year-old officer was shot.
Coolidge was responding to a call of a man trying to break into a car when he and his partner were shot . His partner, Officer Matthew Haney, recovered from his injuries, but Coolidge died three days later.
What they're saying:
The marker is a permanent reminder of Coolidge's sacrifice.
"It's very touching for us because, again, it's just such a young man. He was working hard, he was a great officer," Phoenix Police Sgt. Phil Krynsky said. "This is the least of the things we can do for what he's