{"id":1237187,"date":"2022-01-24T22:37:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T03:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1237187"},"modified":"2022-01-24T22:38:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T03:38:13","slug":"video-first-responders-honor-slain-nypd-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-first-responders-honor-slain-nypd-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: First Responders Honor Slain NYPD Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-first-responders-honor-slain-nypd-officer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1237187&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/jan24-22-NYPD-Officer-Jason-Rivera-shot-killed-memorial-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Hundreds of New York City first responders lined the streets Sunday as a hearse transported the body of slain Officer Jason Rivera, 22, from the medical examiner\u2019s office to a funeral home in Inwood.<\/p>\n<p>A helicopter, ambulances, and dozens of police vehicles escorted the hearse, with motorcycle units leading the way. Officers, firefighters, and EMS personnel stood solemnly in silence as Rivera\u2019s body made its final trip to Inwood \u2013 where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2022\/01\/23\/nypd-officer-jason-rivera-funeral-and-wake\">grew up<\/a>, according to NY1.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>Watch Below:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Procession carrying <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYPD32Pct?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYPD32Pct<\/a> hero P.O. Jason Rivera departs the Medical Examiner\u2019s Office to continue his journey home.<\/p>\n<p>Every step, every block, we are with him. He will not travel alone. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FidelisAdMortem?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FidelisAdMortem<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aJxxwyNUL6\">pic.twitter.com\/aJxxwyNUL6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCPBA\/status\/1485303859958497280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYPD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NYPD<\/a> Aviation &amp; Harbor joined hundreds of fellow officers who lined the streets to honor &amp; salute fallen hero Police Officer Jason Rivera during an escort to the funeral home. We continue to pray for Officer Wilbert Mora who remains critically injured in the hospital. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1PY7WhVb2F\">pic.twitter.com\/1PY7WhVb2F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYPDSpecialops\/status\/1485312738679308289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cDon\u2019t forget my brother because he loved all of you,\u201d Rivera\u2019s brother told those paying their respects, WABC <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/jason-rivera-nypd-officer-shot-killed\/11502439\/\">reports<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A young boy dressed in a child\u2019s police uniform was in attendance to pay tribute to the fallen officer. \u201cHe said he wants to \u2018be a hero just like Officer Rivera,&#8217;\u201d News 12\u2019s Mary-Lyn Buckley said in a tweet.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The photo below is why Police Officer Jason Rivera will never be forgotten. He was a hero. Officer Rivera\u2019s sacrifice for New Yorkers will be his legacy that inspires the next generation of NYC police officers, our heroes. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BacktheBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BacktheBlue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TiuXYEUbPD\">https:\/\/t.co\/TiuXYEUbPD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCPBA\/status\/1485410998374875140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rivera\u2019s widow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZEwhgoOYKD\/\">posted<\/a> a touching tribute to Instagram, telling her \u201cbeautiful angel\u201d to \u201cfly high.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CZEwhgoOYKD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cJason and I, our love goes way back. Way back to little kids that didn\u2019t know anything about love; but yet expressed it,\u201d she wrote i<\/span>n an Instagram story.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The couple was married on October 9, according to another Instagram post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWMHlSTp70n\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Police say Lashawn McNeil, 47, fatally shot Rivera while the young officer was responding to a domestic violence call between a mother and her adult son in Harlem Friday night, Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/21\/2-nypd-officers-dead-shooting-domestic-call\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Officer Wilbert Mora, 27, was also shot and is in critical condition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/nyc-police-officer-killed-2nd-critical-in-harlem-shooting\/\">suffering<\/a> from a severe head wound, according to the Associated Press. McNeil was subsequently shot twice by a third officer, Breitbart News reported. His status is not clear.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>New York Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/22\/nypd-cop-wilbert-mora-faces-2nd-surgery-in-struggle-to-survive-harlem-shooting\/\">reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mora, who is single and has been on the job since 2018, is \u201cin for a long struggle, but we\u2019re hoping he makes it through that struggle,\u201d Police Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch said outside the hospital. \u201cHe\u2019s a strong kid. So we\u2019re hopeful that one day you will be here, and we walk him out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After the procession made its way north and arrived at the Riverdale Funeral Home, Rivera\u2019s mother was visibly distraught, screaming in agony over the loss of her beloved son, a news clip from WABC shows.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Teacher Samantha Love, who had Rivera as a student during his sophomore and junior years at&nbsp;<span>Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School, spoke with WABC and painted a picture of a selfless person, always willing to help others. He graduated in 2017.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>During his training in the police academy in November of 2020, Rivera wrote a letter to his commanding officer stating why he became an officer, according to NY1. In the letter, Rivera says, \u201cI knew this was the career for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that something as small as helping a tourist with directions, or helping a couple resolve an issue, will put a smile on someone\u2019s face,\u201d Rivera wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Why I became a police officer&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Written by NYPD Officer Jason Rivera, 22-year who grew up in Inwood, killed last night in the line of duty. <\/p>\n<p>Stop whatever you are doing and read this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VGDhH4WMIY\">pic.twitter.com\/VGDhH4WMIY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkLevineNYC\/status\/1484955405088399370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA wake for Rivera will be held at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral on Thursday from 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Family and friends will say their final goodbyes on Friday, starting at 9 a.m., also at St. Patrick\u2019s,\u201d WCBS <a href=\"https:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/2022\/01\/23\/jason-rivera-nypd-police-escort-inwood-funeral-home\/\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Benevolent Association President Lynch is calling on the public to attend Rivera\u2019s services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease join us to mourn Police Officer Jason Rivera as if he was your own flesh and blood. And please pray hard for our injured brother, because he is your brother, too,\u201d Lynch <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/22\/pba-head-pat-lynch-calls-for-public-to-attend-fallen-nypd-cop-jason-riveras-funeral\/\">said<\/a>, according to the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey walked these city streets beside you. They shared the same dreams and the same worries that you have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of New York City first responders lined the streets Sunday as a hearse transported the body of slain Officer Jason Rivera, 22, from the medical examiner\u2019s office to a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1894002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1237187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1237187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1894002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1237187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1237187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1237187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}