{"id":2206565,"date":"2024-03-26T13:39:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T17:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-officer-killed-in-first-fatal-traffic-stop-for-police-in-two-years\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T13:41:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T17:41:26","slug":"new-york-officer-killed-in-first-fatal-traffic-stop-for-police-in-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-officer-killed-in-first-fatal-traffic-stop-for-police-in-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"First police officer fatality in a traffic stop in New York in two years"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fnew-york-officer-killed-in-first-fatal-traffic-stop-for-police-in-two-years%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=2206565&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--><p>A New York\u200c City Police Department officer, Jonathan Diller, tragically lost his life during a traffic \u2064stop in Queens. Despite wearing a \u200bbulletproof vest, he was\u200b shot in the\u200c abdomen and succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.\u2064 The suspect, Guy\u2063 Rivera, also sustained\u200d gunshot wounds but is expected to survive. The NYPD community mourns the loss of Officer Diller, a dedicated officer with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-under-pressure-to-pardon-navy-lieutenant-imprisoned-for-negligent-driving-in-japan\/\" title=\"Biden urged to pardon Navy lieutenant jailed for negligent driving in Japan\">commendable service record<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nypd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York City Police Department officer<\/a> was killed during a traffic stop in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Queens<\/a> on Monday night, marking the first <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>death of an on-duty NYPD officer<\/a> in two years.<\/p>\n<p>NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller was shot in the abdomen, below his bulletproof vest, and was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later died, authorities said. The suspect, 34-year-old Guy Rivera, was also shot and taken to the hospital but is expected to survive.<\/p>\n<p>Diller had approached a car that was parked illegally at a bus stop at about 6 p.m. with a fellow NYPD officer. Two men were in the vehicle at the time, but Rivera got out of the car with a gun and shot Diller. The other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-search-continues-for-man-who-allegedly-shot-officer-in-phoenix-let-s-find-this-guy\/\" title=\"VIDEO - Search Continues for Man Who Allegedly Shot Officer in Phoenix: ' Let' s Find This Guy'\">officer fired back<\/a>, striking the suspect in the back, <a href=\"https:\/\/nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/new-york-city-officer-killed-traffic-stop-shootout-first-cop-slaying-c-rcna145089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be plenty of time for anger, grief and for processing pain. But right now, our thoughts are with our fellow officer\u2019s family, his fellow cops, and every member of the New York Police Department,\u201d NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban said. \u201cBut most of all, they\u2019re with the officer himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diller worked for the NYPD for three years, during which he received recognition for \u201cexcellent police duty\u201d three times by the department.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>This photo provided by the New York City Police Department shows police officer Jonathan Diller, who was killed in the line of duty on Monday, March 25, 2024, in New York. (New York City Police Department via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt takes unimaginable courage to protect and serve New York City, knowing there\u2019s a chance you might not make it home to your family at the end of the day,\u201d Queens Borough President Donovan Richards<a href=\"https:\/\/queensbp.org\/statement-qbp-richards-on-the-killing-of-nypd-officer-jonathan-diller-in-far-rockaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cNYPD Officer Jonathan Diller was the personification of that courage, and his heroism in making the ultimate sacrifice in the name of public safety will never be forgotten. My heart breaks for his family, friends, colleagues and the entire NYPD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other police officer on the scene was not injured in the gunfight but was taken to the hospital for tinnitus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NYPD officials claimed Rivera is a career criminal who has 21 prior arrests. Rivera\u2019s previous crimes include first-degree robbery and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-hawley-to-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-must-stop-aiding-and-abetting-the-drug-overdose-epidemic\/\" title=\"Josh Hawley to Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Must Stop 'Aiding and Abetting the Drug Overdose Epidemic'\">selling illegal drugs<\/a> to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christmas-criminals-know-theyre-done-for-as-santas-elf-whips-out-a-peacemaker-reveals-hes-an-undercover-cop\/\" title=\"Christmas Criminals Know They\u2019re Done for as Santa\u2019s Elf Whips Out a Peacemaker, Reveals He\u2019s an Undercover Cop\">undercover police officer<\/a>.\u00a0He was released on parole in 2021 but was arrested on a gun charge last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was because of a senseless act of violence \u2026 a person had a total disregard for the safety of this city,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York City<\/a> Mayor <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Eric Adams<\/a> said at a news conference late Monday. \u201cThis dangerous individual inflicted a level of violence that took the life of a police officer, of a husband, a son. This is a loved one that we lost, a young man. My heart goes out to his family. \u2026 We lost one of our sons today, and it is extremely painful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonxaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The other man in the car, the driver, was not injured and has been taken into police custody. The driver had 14 prior arrests and was also arrested on gun charges in April 2023, according to police officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Diller\u2019s death marks the city\u2019s first police fatality since January 2022, when two NYPD officers were fatally shot after responding to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenosha-city-council-votes-17-0-to-reject-jacob-blakes-claim-for-damages-from-police-shooting\/\" title=\"Kenosha City Council Votes 17-0 To Reject Jacob Blake\u2019s Claim For Damages From Police Shooting\">domestic disturbance call<\/a> in Harlem, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/25\/nyregion\/police-officer-killed-traffic-stop-queens.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to the <em>New York Times.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tragic incident in Queens as an NYPD officer, Jonathan Diller, was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Monday night, marking the first on-duty officer death in two years. Despite wearing a bulletproof vest, the officer was shot in the abdomen. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and, sadly, passed away<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2643,"featured_media":2206566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24086080571916-1024x572.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2206565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24086080571916-1024x572.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206565","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\/2643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2206565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2206566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2206565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2206565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2206565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}