NYPD officer dies following medical episode at Bronx training facility

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer died Wednesday after suffering a medical episode at a training facility in the Bronx. A spokesperson for the New York Police Department says a 33-year-old officer lost consciousness at 11:30 a.m. while at the Rodman’s Neck, an operations base used by police for weapons and tactical training. He was pronounced dead shortly after at a nearby hospital. The spokesperson said the death did not involve gunfire.  Authorities were investigating whether the officer, who has not been identified, may have suffered heat stroke or a heart attack.