Recruit Dies After 'Medical Crisis' During Training

Prosecutors are investigating the death of a Massachusetts State Police recruit, one day after he became unresponsive during a training exercise. Lt. Sean Quirk told in an email that Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, suffered a "medical crisis" on Thursday while participating in a "defensive tactics training exercise.

" An onsite medical team responded quickly, Quirk said, and determined that Delgado-Garcia needed urgent hospital care. The recruit's family is having trouble with the official explanation, questioning how a training exercise could inflict fatal injuries, including severe brain trauma. His mother said he was hit and injured, per .



Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said Monday that his office can't be impartial in the case because Delgado-Garcia once worked there as a victim witness advocate. Detectives assigned to the office will investigate until Early is able to hand off the case, per WBTS.

Delgado-Garcia started training in April and was due to graduate Oct. 9. Col.

John E. Mawn Jr. said in a statement that Delgado-Garcia had "displayed all the qualities that would have made him an outstanding Trooper.

" With family members and classmates surrounding him in the hospital, Delgado-Garcia was administered the oath of office, becoming a trooper, in his last hours. "Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia was weeks away from graduating from the State Police Academy," said State Police Union President Brian Williams, per . "I don't think there's words that can express how awful and how tragic the situation is.

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