Recruit Jon-Marques Psalms, 30, suffered a medical emergency during a mandatory training exercise, was hospitalized, and died on Friday. A Monday procession was held to honor Recruit Officer Psalms. Psalms was a Southern California native who attended college in Louisiana, moved to the Bay Area to work in the tech industry, and later shifted to law enforcement. The SFPD described the death as incredibly unusual and said it is the first recruit death during training that the department is aware of. The department has not specified the nature of the medical emergency or the exact training exercise. California OSHA is investigating the incident as a workplace death. The San Francisco Medical Examiner's Office has not yet determined the cause of death. Recruit Class 286, family, friends, and colleagues are grieving.
The SFPD is mourning the loss of 30-year-old cadet Jon-Marques Psalms, who suffered a medical emergency during a training exercise last week, and died on Friday. He was honored with a Monday procession. In a heartbreaking blow to the SF Police Department, as a 30-year-old new recruit who was joining the department suffered a medical emergency last Wednesday, was hospitalized, and died on Friday, according to KTVU.
"The death of a recruit at the academy is incredibly unusual and tragic. This is the first death of a recruit during training that the SFPD is aware of," the SFPD said in a Friday night statement. The entire SFPD, Recruit Class 286, and Psalms' family and friends are struggling with this tragedy." SFPD members gathered today for the procession honoring Recruit Officer Jon-Marques Psalms. His sudden passing has left a void that can never be filled.
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