A Colorado police officer died after plummeting 40-feet from a bridge while trying to arrest three car-jacking suspects.

Officer Julian Becerra, 35, assisted in a car chase that led to a bridge near Colorado Springs on February 2.

The suspects fled from their car and Becerra pursued on foot, before tumbling off the bridge where he was critically injured.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died nine days later.

Becerra, an Air Force veteran, left behind a wife and two children.

 Officer Julian Becerra, 35, died after spending nine days in the hospital following the fall

A police procession brings Officer Julian Becerra’s body from the hospital to the coroner

The chase began around 4pm when the Department of Corrections called for help in pursuit of the suspects.

The car chase wove through the area, and the suspects tried to steal another car along the way, Fountain Police Commander Mark Cristiani said, according to the New York Post.

Officers were finally able to disable the suspects’ car around 8pm, and they fled onto the bridge.

Becerra landed in a riverbed while chasing on foot.

The suspect he was in pursuit of tried to jump from the bridge himself, but was arrested by officers before he could.

All three carjacking suspects, Anthony Vallejos, 37, Devon Bobian, 31, and Danisha Pacheco, 28, were apprehended.

Each was charged with numerous felony charges, including felonies related to the car chase.

Devon Bobian, 31, received felony charges after the car chase which led to Beccera’s death 

Danisha Pacheco is suspected in the car chase leading to Officer Becerra death

Anthony Vallejos, 37, is suspected in the chase that led to the death of Officer Julian Becerra

Officer Julian Becerra had been with the police in the K-9 division for over four years 

Officer Julian Becerra with his young son. He also left behind an eight-year-old daughter

Beccera’s children were a one-year-old son and an eight-year-old daughter, according to Denver 7. His and his wife had been married eight years.

‘[He’s] just a fantastic dad. I’ve actually gotten to learn a lot from him as a dad, and a great husband as well. [He’s] just always there for his family, and never complaining. He’s just a fantastic guy,’ his brother-in-law, David Alderman, said after the accident.

The Fountain Police Department thanked the community for their support in a statement.

‘We appreciate the public’s outpouring of support over the past week for Officer Becerra, his family and the Fountain Police Department,’ they said.

The Fountain Police Department said Beccera was ‘surrounded by his family and friends’ while he lay on life-support.

Becerra had been with the police force for over four years, and was part of the K-9 division. A procession followed his body from the hospital to the coroner’s office after his death.

His brother-in-law set up a GoFundMe to support Beccera’s family.

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