Boston Police announced the death of an officer on duty after he suffered a medical emergency at the Boston Police Academy Thursday.
Dennis O. Simmonds, 28, was a highly decorated officer, with Boston Police for six years. Simmonds earned the department's highest honor of the Schroeder Brothers Memorial Medal for his bravery during the Watertown shoot-out after last year's marathon.
He was rushed to the hospital Thursday afternoon from the Boston Police Academy, Fox 25 reports.