On September 6, 2024, Phoenix lost Police Officer Zane Tristan Coolidge. He was 29 years old, five years into his service with the Phoenix Police Department, and known in the public record by badge number 10914. His end of watch came through gunfire, leaving behind a silence that no badge, shift, or memorial can make whole. The facts are stark, but they are not small. Officer Coolidge responded to reports of a larceny from a motor vehicle near 16th Street and McDowell Road. A man attempting to break into a vehicle opened fire after officers approached, according to the City of Phoenix. A public servant…

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