Phoenix is mourning the loss of a police officer who died Friday after being shot in the line of duty earlier this week.

Officer Zane Coolidge was a five-year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department, a husband and a father.

“The injuries he sustained after the cowardly acts of another were just too much for him to overcome. Officer Coolidge’s legacy will forever be a part of this Department,” Phoenix police interim Chief Michael Sullivan wrote Friday afternoon in a news release.

What happened to Officer Zane Coolidge?

Coolidge and Officer Matthew Haney responded to reports of a car break-in near 16th and Brill streets around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Police stated that when the officers arrived, they were informed that the suspect, 41-year-old Saul Bal, had been attempting the break-in. Upon their approach, Bal fled on foot.