Enrique Delgado-Garcia's cause of death revealed as blunt-force trauma

"Delgado-Garcia, 25, died Sept. 13, 2024 a day after becoming unresponsive during a defensive tactics exercise and suffering a "medical crisis." Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office announced attorney David Meier would lead an investigation into his death. The results of the autopsy were shared with Delgado-Garcia's family, and their lawyer Mike Wilcox relayed the findings to the Globe. He declined to share the copy of the report with the newspaper and didn't return a request for comment from Boston.com Wednesday evening."

"Delgado-Garcia, 25, died of complications from "intracranial hemorrhages due to blunt impact injuries of the head in the setting of physical training exercises," Wilcox told the Globe. The state medical examiner's office deemed the death an accident, he said, with the note that Delgado-Garcia was "injured during physical training exercises." The autopsy also found that Delgado-Garcia had a heart issue of "perimyocarditis with progression to inflammatory cardiomyopathy" of an unknown cause, according to the Globe."

""There's no way that they can spin this to excuse their conduct to failure to monitor this properly," Wilcox told the Globe, referring to safety concerns at the training academy. The incident surrounding Delgado-Garcia's death so far has been unclear. Previously, his family said he was missing teeth and had suffered a broken neck and a brain injury. He declined to share the copy of the report with the newspaper and didn't return a request for comment from Boston.com Wednesday evening."

Enrique Delgado-Garcia, a 25-year-old Massachusetts State Police recruit, became unresponsive during a defensive tactics boxing exercise and died on Sept. 13, 2024. The autopsy determined death from complications of intracranial hemorrhages due to blunt impact injuries of the head in the setting of physical training exercises and ruled the manner accidental. The autopsy also found perimyocarditis with progression to inflammatory cardiomyopathy of unknown cause. Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office assigned attorney David Meier to lead an investigation. Family lawyer Mike Wilcox received the autopsy findings and raised safety and monitoring concerns at the training academy. Family previously reported other injuries and missing teeth, and questions remain about training oversight.

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