After suffering emergency during training, Massachusetts police recruit sworn in as a trooper in his final hours of life

A 25-year-old Massachusetts State Police recruit died after suffering a medical emergency during a training exercise.

A Massachusetts State Police recruit died after suffering a medical emergency during a training exercise, the department said. Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, was participating in a “defensive tactics training exercise” Thursday when he suffered a “medical crisis,” Lt. Sean Quirk told CNN in an email. An on-site medical team quickly responded before Delgado-Garcia was taken to a hospital. “Despite the heroic efforts of medical professionals to deliver lifesaving care, Trainee Delgado-Garcia died at the hospital,” Quirk said. Delgado-Garcia entered the training troop in April, and his class is set to graduate next month. He was given the oath of office in his final hours of life and he was sworn in as a trooper surrounded by loved ones and classmates, Quirk said. “The Massachusetts State Police grieves the tragic loss of Trainee Enrique Delgado-Garcia, and we offer our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones,” Col. John E. Mawn Jr. said in a statement. Mawn described Delgado-Garcia as a “fine young man who devoted himself to the service of others.”