Before his death last week, Enrique Delgado-Garcia allegedly described hazing-like conditions at the State Police Academy, his close friend told The Boston Globe.
Accusations of grueling conditions at the Massachusetts State Police Academy have emerged as the investigation into the death of State Police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia continues.
Delgado-Garcia, 25, died Friday after becoming unresponsive during a training exercise in a boxing ring the day before. Details about the incident are scant so far, and authorities have yet to announce a cause or manner of death. Delgado-Garcia’s family previously told NBC10 Boston and Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra he was missing teeth and had suffered a broken neck and a brain injury.
Now, Delgado-Garcia’s close friend and one of his former classmates from the State Police Academy have spoken out about alleged training conditions.
John Shugrue, who met Delgado-Garcia when they attended the same middle school in Worcester, told The Boston Globe his friend spoke of grueling, hazing-like conditions at the academy, though he said Delgado-Garcia was determined to push through.