Julian Becerra
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Police Officer

Julian Becerra

Fountain Police Department — Fountain, CO
Accident Veteran →
End of Watch February 11, 2023
Age 35
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 6 mo
Badge 976
The Vigil Panel 181 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Julian Becerra succumbed to injuries sustained nine days earlier when he fell from an overpass in Colorado Springs during a vehicle pursuit of carjacking suspects.

The suspects had been pursued by multiple agencies over the course of several hours. At about 7:15 pm they attempted to carjack a second vehicle at the Love's Travel Plaza in Fountain and led officers on another pursuit toward Colorado Springs. The vehicle was partially disabled after stop sticks were deployed as it exited I-25 to South Academy Boulevard. The vehicle was stopped just east of Hartford Street and all three occupants fled on foot with officers in pursuit.

Officer Becerra was chasing one of the suspects when he fell from an overpass to the pavement approximately 40 feet below. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained until succumbing to his injuries on February 11th, 2023.

All three suspects were apprehended.

Officer Becerra was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He had served with the Fountain Police Department for 4-1/2 years and was assigned to the Canine Unit.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-CO-FF619194
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April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Becerra gave the Fountain Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fountain community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Fountain, CO
Platform Identity fpd.elpaso.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 11, 2023
Tour of Duty 4 yrs 6 mo
Age 35
Badge Number 976
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Person
Offender In custody

Military Service

Julian Becerra served in the Air Force (2008–2014) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Julian Becerra is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Fountain Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Fountain Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
CO — Statewide
101
of 360 officers
28.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Julian Becerra's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Julian Becerra Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

In custody

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Julian Becerra is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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