Wheeling cop collapses during training, dies at hospital
Wheeling Police confirmed that a village police officer collapsed during a training exercise on Thursday and died two days later.
Shamekia Goodwin-Badger, 33, was pronounced dead at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge on Saturday.
She was transported to the hospital after collapsing during a training event Thursday night and did not regain consciousness.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office did not have a record of Goodwin-Badger.
The Wheeling Police Department said it would be releasing more details this morning.
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