Massachusetts State Police provided an update Sunday in their response to the sudden death of Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia, saying they have taken a number of actions including suspended full-contact boxing training activities between trainees until further notice.
The 25-year-old Delgado-Garcia was badly injured at the Massachusetts State Police Academy in New Braintree and died the following day, on Friday, Sept. 13, at a hospital. State police have said the injuries happened during a defensive tactics training exercise.
Delgado-Garcia, who was sworn in as a trooper in the last hours of his life in the presence of classmates, members of the department and his loved ones, previously worked for the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office as a victim’s advocate, causing District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. to cite a conflict of interest and seek an outside agency to handle the investigation…