A veteran correction officer at Rikers Island has died on the job, authorities said on Tuesday.
A veteran correction officer at Rikers Island died suddenly while on the job, authorities said on Tuesday.
Boom was supervising the yard area during a recreation time for inmates when he suddenly fell, a spokesperson for DOC said. The DOC spokesperson confirmed the death was not the result of an act of violence, and the officer was not using force at the time.Just before 5 p.m. this afternoon, on-duty Correction Officer Robert Boom collapsed in the Annex Yard at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center on“This is a tragic loss for our entire Boldest family,” the statement read. “Correction Officer Robert Boom boldly served our department for almost 13 years, doing a difficult and dangerous job that kept our city safe.
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