Before he died, Delgado-Garcia told a close friend that the first months of the academy were like “torture,” and numerous former trainees have filed complaints and lawsuits in recent years describing hazing-like conditions.

Enrique Delgado-Garcia allegedly described hazing-like conditions at the State Police Academy, his friend told The Boston Globe.

Mayor Brett Smiley and Col. Oscar Perez will announce more details about the 73rd Providence Police Department Training Academy recruitment process in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.

A former classmate of Enrique Delgado-Garcia is speaking out, even as authorities continue to search for an outside agency unbiased enough to oversee the investigation into the Massachusetts State Police recruit’s death.