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Officer who died after suffering injuries during foot chase in Scranton, Pa., fell 15 feet after jumping fence, police say.

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A police officer is dead after suffering a head injury in a fall while trying to capture three teenage robbery suspects.

Scranton police say Patrolman John Wilding died Sunday morning. He was 29.

Police Chief Carl Graziano says Wilding and other officers were called to investigate an armed robbery at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in West Scranton. Graziano says a witness reported seeing Wilding jump a fence during the chase and fall down a 15-foot drop.

Three 17-year-old suspects are in custody. All face charges including robbery.

Wilding's sister, Patrice, a staff writer for The (Scranton) Times-Tribune, asked for privacy. She said Wilding was married with two children, ages 3 and 7.