PHOENIX — Private funeral services for fallen Phoenix Police Officer Zane Coolidge were held on Wednesday, September 18.
Community members lined a procession route ahead of the private service at Dream City Church in Phoenix, located near Sweetwater Avenue and Cave Creek Road.
Watch the procession and memorial service in the video player below:
Officer Zane Coolidge and Officer Matthew Haney were both shot on September 3 while on duty responding to a call near 16th Street and McDowell Road.
Coolidge died at a hospital three days later as a result of his injuries from the shooting. He was a five-year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department and leaves behind a wife and their 5-month-old baby.
ABC15 talked with the community who lined the streets for a procession ahead of the funeral on Wednesday morning
“I want them to know that the Phoenix police family is always going to be there for them. When everyone goes back to their normal life, which is fine and they should, the Phoenix Police will be with them forever. This is their brother, Officer Coolidge is their brother, so they will continue to serve this family and be there for them. 100%, I know it," said Stephanie Brewer.
Officer Haney has since been released from the hospital and is recovering.
The suspect, 41-year-old Saul Bal, is in custody and is being charged with first-degree murder, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office has announced.
