Dying to serve: Dozens of recruits have died nationwide while training to become police officers
Ronald Donat’s longtime dream of becoming a police officer was in jeopardy. The 41-year-old struggled to stand after completing a flurry of pushups, sprints and pullups in the notoriously grueling start of physical training that recruits call “Hell Day.
Dying to serve: Dozens of recruits, most of them Black, have died nationwide while training to become police officers
Black recruits represented nearly 60% of those who died, a striking disparity given that federal data show Black officers make up 12% of local police forces. Many carried sickle cell trait, a condition most prevalent among Black Americans that increases the risk of serious injury following extreme exertion.
Takeaways from AP's investigation into dozens of deaths of police recruits
The Associated Press set out to learn whether such deaths were routine and why were they happening. Drawing on public records and news reports, AP's investigation found that at least 29 recruits have died nationwide over the past decade while participating in basic training to become law enforcement officers.
More police recruits are dying during training, AP investigation finds
At least 29 recruits have died during basic training at law enforcement academies nationwide in the last decade according to new reporting by the Associated Press.
Dozens of police recruits have died during training in 14 states, AP reports
At least 29 recruits died unexpectedly while participating in basic law enforcement training over the last decade, according to an investigation by .
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