DENVER — A Fountain police officer died Saturday after falling from a bridge during a pursuit on Feb. 2, according to the police department.
Officer Julian Becerra died at 7:14 p.m. from injuries he suffered in the 40-foot fall 10 days earlier, the police department said. He had been a Fountain police officer for 4 1/2 years, according to the department.
Becerra fell from an overpass while trying to apprehend a carjacking suspect, police said. He was put on life support after the fall but did not recover.
