""I don't know if I'll ever recover truthfully," said Marcus Psalms, Jon-Marques's father, reflecting on how difficult it was to say goodbye when he left for college in Louisiana."
""In his 30 years, he did more than most people do in 90 years," said Christina Psalms, his mother, who described him as a young man wise beyond his years who appreciated what's important in life: experiences, quality time, and stepping out of his comfort zone."
""I'm just so glad I had that day with him," Christina said through tears."
""All I have left are experiences. Nobody should have gone through that and we don't know enough about what happened. It just doesn't make sense.""
Jon-Marques Psalms, a 30-year-old San Francisco police recruit, suffered a medical emergency during state-mandated training on August 22 and later died at the hospital. He had moved from Southern California, worked in tech, and joined law enforcement training about three months earlier. The San Francisco Police Department believes his death is the first training-related death in its history. His parents, Marcus and Christina Psalms, expressed grief and raised questions about how the incident occurred. Their attorney filed a governmental claim and announced plans to sue for assault, battery, negligence, civil rights violations, and emotional distress.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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