30-Year-Old SFPD Recruit Dies From Medical Emergency During Training Exercise

The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/08/26/30-year-old-sfpd-recruit-dies-from-medical-emergency-during-training-exercise/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. Recruit Officer Jon-Marques Psalms was a Southern California native who attended college in Louisiana, moved to the Bay Area to work in the tech industry, and shifted to law enforcement before his life was cut short.

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