Incident
Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia succumbed to injuries he received while training at the State Police Academy at 340 West Brookfield Road in New Braintree.
On September 12, 2024, Trooper Delgado-Garcia was knocked out during a boxing exercise. The medical team provided life-saving measures and transported him to the UMass Memorial Medical Center. The following day, he passed away.
In 2026, four state troopers were charged with involuntary manslaughter and causing serious bodily injury while participating in a training program involving physical exercise.
Trooper Delgado-Garcia served with the Massachusetts State Police for one day. He was a member of the 90th Recruit Training Troop.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother and father.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Delgado-Garcia served with the Massachusetts State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Massachusetts. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Delgado-Garcia.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MA, 59 of 469 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Massachusetts State Police, 2 of 38 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Enrique Delgado-Garcia's cause is highlighted.
How Enrique Delgado-Garcia Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Enrique Delgado-Garcia is highlighted in Sep.
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