Massachusetts trial attorney to lead investigation of state police recruit’s death

The Massachusetts attorney general has named a veteran trial attorney to lead an outside investigation into the death of a state police recruit following a training exercise earlier this month.

Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25, of Worcester, died at a hospital on Sept. 13, a day after the exercise in the boxing ring at the Massachusetts State Police Academy in New Braintree, in Worcester County, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) west of Boston.

Delgado-Garcia was wearing boxing gloves and headgear during the exercise. The medical team determined he required urgent care and took him to the hospital, where he died.

The Massachusetts State Police also said Monday that they have suspended full-contact boxing training activities among recruits until further notice.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell named David Meier to lead an independent investigation into Delgado-Garcia’s death.

Meier has worked as a trial attorney for over 30 years. In 2012-2013, he served as special counsel to then-Gov. Deval Patrick, overseeing the investigation into individuals potentially harmed by misconduct at a state drug lab. Meier had also served as chief of homicide in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

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