Worcester Senators Request Investigation Update On State Police Death

WORCESTER, MA - A trio of state senators from Worcester sent a letter to Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell requesting an update on the investigation into the death of a state trooper recruit last year.

Enrique Delgado-Garcia was nearing graduation from the Massachusetts State Police Academy when he died after reportedly being injured during a training exercise in a boxing ring. The incident took place in New Braintree in September 2024.

Delgado-Garcia was a Worcester native, and he received a trooper badge in his hospital room just hours before he died. Campbell announced an independent investigation led by attorney and former prosecutor David Meier just a week later.

Media reports indicated Delgado-Garcia was severely injured during the training exercise. An autopsy was reportedly completed, but it remains unconfirmed what injuries he sustained. The police academy's boxing program was suspended and then reintroduced in the '90s after injuries.

Nearly five months later, Sen. Moore, Kennedy and Durant have followed up their initial letter with a renewed interest in the investigation. They've requested a broader probe into the academy's culture and tolerance of harassment, and for all the finding to be issued as a public report. Additionally, the senators requested recommendations on changes to policy, practices and culture within the state police.

Delgado-Garcia graduated from Worcester's North High School in 2017 and became a victim-witness advocate for District Attorney Joseph Early's office.