WORCESTER, Mass. – The Massachusetts State Police held a graduation ceremony on Wednesday for the 90th Recruit Training Troop. Speakers commended their efforts while reflecting on the loss of Enrique Delgado-Garcia, who died following injuries sustained in a boxing training exercise at the State Police Academy.

Gov. Maura Healey said the graduation can be two things – a celebration of their work throughout the 25-week training, and a somber event to remember Delgado-Garcia.

“Trooper Delgado-Garcia was and is a special person, determined to not only uphold the law, but uplift his community,” Healey said.

Along with words of support for Delgado-Garcia’s family, state leaders also offered their support for the 90th Recruit Training Troop, with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell recalling seeing them at his funeral with their heads held high and tears on their faces.

“While this may not be the media narrative, I know you, too, share in the grief and mourning that Enrique’s family is feeling,” Campbell said. “You also feel the very same pain that his mother, his sisters, his father, his stepfather and relatives are experiencing.”

For the crowd of people standing outside the DCU Center with signs calling for justice for Delgado-Garcia, frustrations were high as they continue to seek more information on the circumstances surrounding his death.

“We’re just here asking for justice, asking for answers and honestly giving support for the rest of the family,” said Jennifer Berges, a relative of Delgado-Garcia.

In one of several moments where Delgado-Garcia was memorialized during the graduation, a video recorded during his time at the State Police Academy was played in which he explained what drew him to work as a victim witness advocate for the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office.

“The reason I stayed is because I wanted to help people,” he said. “I wanted to be there for them on their worst days, and help make that bad day a little bit better.”

Campbell said she understands people are desperate for answers on Delgado-Garcia’s death, but emphasized that investigations take time.

Delgado-Garcia was sworn in as a state trooper shortly before he passed away, and attorney David Meier was selected to lead an independent investigation into his death. The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, which would have typically handled the investigation, recused itself because he had worked there.