A New York police officer was gunned down by a career criminal who had been pulled over for a traffic stop, according to reports.
Officer Jonathan Diller, a married father who had a 1-year-old son, died after he was shot in the stomach on Monday evening in Mott Avenue in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens.
The suspected shooter who allegedly opened fire has been identified as Guy Rivera, a 34-year-old who had been arrested 21 times previously.
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Newsweek has reached out by email to the New York Police Department (NYPD) seeking further information and comment.
New York Mayor Eric Adams paid tribute to the fallen officer during a press conference. In a clip shared on social media site X (formerly Twitter) by news account Intel Point Alert, he said: “It is the good guys against the bad guys, and these bad guys are violent, they carry guns, and the symbol of our public safety – which is their police uniform – they have a total disregard for.”
This is a developing story. More to follow.
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