GUILTY NY - Police officer fatally shot during traffic stop Queens, NYC - March 26, 2024

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Suspects identified in fatal shooting of on-duty NYPD officer during Queens traffic stop

No official charges have been announced for the two suspects, who have been identified as Guy Rivera and Lindy Jones.

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FAR ROCKAWAY, Queens (WABC) -- A community in Queens, the NYPD, and a young family are all mourning the loss of Officer Jonathan Diller, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Queens.

 

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Hochul walked away as she was confronted by an unknown person after spending only ten minutes at the Massapequa Funeral Home on Long Island, the New York Post reported.

The governor was scheduled to pay her respects on the second day of viewings for Diller, a New York Police Department officer who was allegedly shot and killed by suspect Guy Rivera, 34, on Monday evening.

After Hochul arrived at the funeral home around 1.45 pm on Friday, a person from the crowd shouted, 'Get her outta here,' law enforcement sources told the Post.

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul asked to LEAVE wake for NYPD Jonathan Diller

Hochul walked away as she was confronted by an unknown person after spending only ten minutes at the Massapequa Funeral Home on Long Island, the New York Post reported.

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  NY police officer was killed. Now, his photo is being used in a Facebook scam.

  People in Massachusetts Facebook groups are sharing posts of a "missing" man and his son. But the man was a New York police officer killed earlier this year.

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• In March, a 31-year-old police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop in New York.
  Now, Jonathan Diller’s photo is being used in a Facebook scam.''

Clinton Police Say Missing Officer Post is Hoax | Newsradio WGAN

Officers say a post showed up on an Oxford area messaging Facebook page over the weekend claiming Officer Jonathan Diller went missing

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Police in Clinton warn of fake post claiming an officer went missing

Police are warning Mainers about a fake social post that claims a police officer from Oxford is missing.

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The man accused of fatally shooting NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller during a traffic stop in Queens two years ago was found not guilty of first-degree murder, but guilty of manslaughter and other charges.

Guy Rivera was convicted Wednesday of aggravated manslaughter in the first degree, attempted murder in the first degree for attempting to shoot a NYPD sergeant who also responded to the scene and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. He was acquitted of murder in the first degree.

Earlier on Wednesday, the jury said it had reached a verdict but were sent back for further deliberations after one juror told the court the decision was not unanimous.

The foreman told the judge at the time that they had reached a not-guilty verdict on the first-degree murder charge but found Rivera guilty of the rest of the charges against him. But when the court clerk polled the jurors one by one to confirm they agreed with the verdict, juror No. 5 said they disagreed, according to the New York Post.

NYPD cop's killer convicted of manslaughter, not guilty of murder after split jury ordered to deliberate more

The man charged for killing NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller during a 2024 Queens traffic stop was convicted of manslaughter but acquitted of murder.

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A former NYPD sergeant slammed a jury’s decision in the killing of officer Jonathan Diller, saying they "absolutely missed the mark" by rejecting a first-degree murder charge for the gunman, despite evidence he believes showed clear intent.

"When you intentionally bring an illegal firearm onto a street, you hold it in your hand, and you pull a trigger, you know the consequences…" Joseph Imperatrice told "Fox & Friends First" on Thursday.

"For this jury to turn around and not think for one second that that was murder, knowing these officers were identified, knowing there were several officers in uniform that were identifiable on the scene, that's intentional, and they absolutely missed the mark here," he added

Ex-NYPD sergeant says jury 'absolutely missed the mark' after cop killer dodges murder charge

Former NYPD sergeant slams jury for acquitting Guy Rivera of first-degree murder in officer Jonathan Diller's killing, saying they "absolutely missed the mark."

www.foxnews.com

 

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Cop-killer Guy Rivera was stunningly acquitted of first-degree murder Wednesday for fatally shooting the married dad and officer. He was instead convicted of the lesser charge of aggravated manslaughter in Diller’s death — and found guilty of attempted murder in the shooting of Diller’s partner, who survived the March 2024 carnage in Queens

“In real time, in the moment, the jury found that the intent was to cause serious physical injury to officer number one [Diller], and moments later he tried to kill officer number two [the partner],” said Jeremy Saland, a defense lawyer and former prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, told The Post.

“It seems like an odd verdict,” he said.

“They don’t believe the intent of the shooter was to kill Diller. It was intent to cause serious physical injury. At the same time, they find [Rivera] guilty for attempted murder. Why the difference? It’s an odd verdict

Top NYC lawyers baffled by ‘odd,’ rare Diller verdict that saw cop killer cleared of murder: ‘Juries are never predictable’

Defense lawyers told The Post on Thursday they are scratching their heads over the “odd” and extremely rare mixed verdict involving the career criminal who killed hero NYPD cop Jonathan…

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The jury’s verdict cleared Rivera of the top charge of first-degree murder, which requires proof of intentional killing under specific legal circumstances, including the targeting of a police officer. However, jurors did convict him on lesser but still serious charges, including aggravated manslaughter and attempted murder. They found that Rivera caused Diller’s death under circumstances involving extreme recklessness.

Sentencing has not yet been scheduled.

Jury Acquits Man of Top Charge in NYPD Officer Killing

A jury cleared a suspect of top murder charge in the 2024 killing of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, but convicted him on other counts.

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