NEW YORK — A New York City police officer died Wednesday after suffering a medical incident at a training facility in the Bronx.
A 33-year-old officer lost consciousness at 11:30 a.m. while at Rodman’s Neck, an operational base used by police for weapons and tactical training, a New York Police Department spokesman said. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital shortly afterward.
The death was not caused by gunfire, the spokesman said, adding that authorities were investigating whether the officer had suffered heat stroke or a heart attack.
The department has not yet released the officer’s identity.