Jonathan Diller.Photo:New York City Police Department via AP
New York City Police Department via AP
The family of the NYPD officer who was shot and killed while approaching a car stopped in a bus lane will not have to worry about paying off their home.
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced Thursday that it is covering the mortgage of Officer Jonathan Diller’s family, as well as donating $10,000 toward the education of his 1-year-old son.
Diller was killed Monday after a traffic stop in Far Rockaway, Queens. The Queen’s District Attorney’s Office said that when Diller approached the vehicle, a man sitting in the passenger’s seat pulled out a gun and shot the officer under his bulletproof vest. Diller’s partner fired back at the vehicle and struck the suspect, who was taken to the hospital. The driver of the car was also arrested.
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Two men were charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Diller. Guy Rivera, who authorities allege fired at Diller, was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder.
Lindy Jones, the driver of the car, was charged with weapons possession. Neither have entered a plea.
“Police Officer Diller was a father, husband and son simply doing his job to serve and protect,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement. “He was killed for it. As alleged, the defendant opened fire and took the officer’s life and tried to shoot another member of the NYPD. We will not rest until we have achieved justice for Officer Diller, his family and his brothers and sisters in the NYPD who put their lives on the line to protect us.”
source: people.com
