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The Massachusetts State Police said Sunday that they were fully cooperating with the ongoing investigation into the death of Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia, who died after a boxing training exercise. Delgado-Garcia, 25, of Worcester, died September 13th at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, a day after the exercise at the Massachusetts State Police Academy in New Braintree.State police said Sunday that the academy has suspended full-contact boxing training activities between trainees until further notice.Interim colonel John Mawn has directed a comprehensive review of the academys defensive tactics program to ensure that it aligns with safety standards, law enforcement objectives and best practices in training methods, police said. Police said the review will include feedback from recruits, instructors and subject matter experts. Few details are known about what happened, but Delgado-Garcia became unresponsive during a boxing exercise. He was removed from life support the next day. The autopsy report has not been finalized.Before training began in April to achieve his life-long dream of joining the state police, Delgado-Garcia had worked for 18 months at the Worcester County Attorney’s Office, where he often stayed late to help people, District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said at a news conference last week.”Because of this close relationship, someone else will be handling this matter,” said Early, with tearful members of Delgado-Garcia’s family and former co-workers nearby. “There’s no way this office can handle this. Everyone loved Enrique.”Early said detectives assigned to his office will continue to investigate, but they will work with whichever agency takes over. He said he spoke with several entities in the state about taking over the case, but declined to name them. He said it would not be another district attorney’s office.”I want it done by someone who doesn’t have a stake in its outcome,” he said.Funeral details were released for Delgado-Garcia were released Friday.Calling hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 27 at Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel on Plantation Street in Worcester. A funeral service is set for Sept. 28 at 10:30 a.m. at the same location.State police said they are “fully cooperating” with investigatory authorities and are urging the Worcester County District Attorneys Office to name an independent investigator as soon as possible.Three senators have sent a letter to the Massachusetts Attorney Generals Office asking that a special investigator take over the inquest into the death Delgado-Garcia and look at other issues at the Massachusetts State Police Academy.”The Massachusetts State Police Academy maintains a rigorous curriculum program to prepare trainees for the challenging and often dangerous profession of a Massachusetts State Trooper,” a written statement from a state police spokesperson on Sunday said. “Trainees undergo wide-ranging education that emphasizes discipline, teamwork, and respect for one another in accordance with the law and the departments values,” the statement said. “This approach prepares new troopers to navigate the complexities of modern policing while ensuring officer safety and efficacy and fostering public trust.”