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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

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