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SFPD Recruit Dies Two Days After Academy Medical Emergency

Officials say the episode followed a POST-required exercise, prompting formal reviews by multiple agencies.

A San Francisco Police Department SUV parked on Market Street with the Ferry Building clock tower and Muni buses in the background, San Francisco, May 20, 2025.
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Overview

  • Jon-Marques Psalms, 30, died Friday after a medical emergency during academy training two days earlier, SFPD said.
  • The episode occurred after he completed a POST-mandated course at the San Francisco Police Academy, according to police.
  • The department said it is the first recruit death during training that it is aware of.
  • Officials have not released the medical cause or said whether the emergency was related to the exercise, and further details remain unavailable.
  • The medical examiner will determine the cause of death, with Cal/OSHA and the police department conducting separate investigations; his family has requested privacy.