Sherman Adams, NYPD Officer Dies After Training Run

An NYPD officer died Monday evening after a training run with his police academy. Sherman Adams was 28-years old when he collapsed along the East River up and down East Houston and 14th Street.

Adams was rushed to Beth Israel Medical Center, where Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, met with Adam's family to offer their condolences.

Mayor Bloomberg provided this statement on the tragedy.

He was only 28 years old. Sherman made the decision to dedicate his life to protecting New Yorkers, serving as a correction officer for four years until he got the call to join the NYPD. Commissioner Kelly and I met with his mother tonight at Beth Israel Hospital, where we offered our deepest condolences and the thanks of an entire city grateful for his willingness to serve and help keep us all safe. My thoughts and prayers will be with all of Sherman's family and friends.

Adams was a Coney Island native and he leaves behind a 5-year old daughter. The cause of death will be determined by a medical examiner.

Comments

[jstafrnd03]

09:27 AM on 09/15/2011

RIP young man... and thank you for caring enough to want to take care of others!!

[colinmincy]

08:39 AM on 09/15/2011

HuffPo - his name is Sherman ABRAMS not Adams....and he was jogging along the East River not "along the East River up and down East Houston and 14th Street." You folks really need to get it together, stat.

[turlockgirl24]

05:30 AM on 09/14/2011

life cut to short ;(

[perfctbch]

02:01 AM on 09/14/2011

To the family od Officer Abrama, may you be filled with the love and comfort of G-d, may he ease your pain in this time of loss. to Sharon his , sister with whom I work with and your fellow workers from Verizon, we are with you in spirit and send our deepest condolences and our thoughts and prayers,

[AlyceMD3]

02:27 AM on 09/14/2011

Please send my condolences as well, and my thanks for his life. I'm praying for him, his daughter, and family and friends.

[JoAnna Leung]

01:57 AM on 09/14/2011

Thank you all for sending out your condolences! He was like a brother to me! He was my first friend when I moved to Coney Island, Brooklyn when I was 7 years old. I am in so much pain and grief over his loss. He was a good man, a wonderful father, a great son, and amazing friend and brother. :) RIP my little/big brother! My heart is breaking. :'(

[Justmetootles]

02:25 AM on 09/14/2011

Please extend our condolences on to Sherman's family. We live all the way on the West Coast in Oregon but as a family of a firefighter we feel your loss. So very sorry for you and all who knew him.

[ldjigga1]

02:47 PM on 09/14/2011

What a great smile he has!! He looks like a fun loving guy. God Bless.

[KadyFox]

12:18 AM on 09/14/2011

To all of Officer Sherman Abrams' family, friends and associates, please accept my heartfelt condolences for the loss of your loved one. I am saddened every time I see such a good, young person's life come to an end too soon. May you all feel G-d's love filling the hole in your heart.

[aristocat12]

11:25 PM on 09/13/2011

How sad my condolences to the family

[tinker8661]

10:38 PM on 09/13/2011

Condolencess and prayers to the family. Thank you to the good hearted officers out there for protecting us! Proud to be an American woman! USA!! God Bless you all!! =)

[timant2007]

10:33 PM on 09/13/2011

take care brother, I'm sure the other side is alot better.

[Ted Cantu]

10:17 PM on 09/13/2011

I'll bet you anything it was due to an enlarged heart. This is a lot more common than most people realize. A simple x ray could have shown this. This is unfortuate news. Prayers to his family. RIP

[karoha5]

02:12 AM on 09/14/2011

Sudden cardiac death??? My beautiful 21-year-old nephew died of that. It is always shocking to hear of such news.

[AlyceMD3]

02:28 AM on 09/14/2011

It could also be a sudden arrythmia, or a brain aneurysm. Let's wait for the coroner's report.
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[CommonSensible]

09:33 PM on 09/13/2011

really, huffpost...'he collapsed along the east river up and down east houston and 14th street'. does no one proofread these articles!

[aphidavis]

10:28 PM on 09/13/2011

Oh no, Huff n Puff is invinsible. Beyond perfect. Blah blah blah

[oaktownrob]

02:27 AM on 09/14/2011

Hey, I was about to make the same comment. It's really irritating to read something so senseless, in a so-called legitimate press piece. Yikes!!

[dbrockskk]

09:08 PM on 09/13/2011

I am so very sorry.

[KingCast]

08:55 PM on 09/13/2011

OMG I was just running there 3 days ago... so sad.....

[jab2165]

08:52 PM on 09/13/2011

They should have checked him medically if he had asthma or some breathing problem. Bieng a cop,might have not been suited for him. They should make the ones that are going into the police or firemen,do a breathing test and a sleep apnea test.If they don't pass it,they don't get the job.

[spydrworks1067]

09:34 PM on 09/13/2011

Sleep apnea is not a breathing disorder.

[perfctbch]

02:04 AM on 09/14/2011

Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder, it's the cessation of breathing at night, causing you to gasp for airin yor sleep which can lead to other health problems. Get your facts straight

[KadyFox]

11:36 PM on 09/13/2011

What makes you think that he hadn't been given a thorough physical? Most departments require it and not every health problem can be found. Take a pulmonary embolism. It is treated because a clot has already broken off and caused a problem. But to treat it before hand, clots would have to be found and broken up prior to it breaking off. I'm not saying that this was his problem, I'm just giving an example. Police departments usually take care of their officers. Good medical care is essential to a strong and healthy force.

[karoha5]

02:14 AM on 09/14/2011

Right KadyFox. Could have been sudden cardiac death.

[jab2165]

08:48 PM on 09/13/2011

I would have liked to see the comments that were removed due to violations.