Police officer William Rivera, 35, who fell from a roof last month while chasing a suspect has died.
Rivera had responded to a burglar alarm that went off Oct. 2 on 3rd Street in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. When he and a partner arrived, they saw a man running up to the building's roof. The two officers followed, and while searching the rooftop Rivera slipped and fell about 20 feet to the ground. He broke both legs and injured his back, and was taken to Lutheran Medical Center for treatment. He underwent several surgeries, including a procedure to rebuild his heel. After being released from the hospital, Rivera went on sick leave and continued to recuperate at home. He suffered a seizure early Wednesday and was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 1:25 a.m. Rivera joined the NYPD in 1992.

Rivera had a 7-year-old daughter and was engaged to be married to another officer.

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	Seven year old Amanda Rivera is given a flag from her father's coffin after his funeral in Glendale Queens.
	Aurellia Rivera, mother of officer William Rivera, and his fiance Becky Rodriguez leave the funeral home in Glendale Queens after the officer's funeral.
	Police Officer William Rivera's flag draped coffin is carried from the funeral home with a police helicopter tribute above.