Funeral Held For NYPD Det. Jason Rivera, 22-Year-Old Killed In Line Of Duty In Harlem
The 22-year-old was shot and killed, along with his partner Officer Wilbert Mora, while responding to a call last Friday in Harlem.
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The 22-year-old was shot and killed, along with his partner Officer Wilbert Mora, while responding to a call last Friday in Harlem.
Thousands of officers from the NYPD and around the country gathered to pay their final farewell to Det. Jason Rivera, who was killed in the line of duty.
Thousands and thousands of officers from the NYPD and around the country packed the streets of New York City to pay tribute to Det. Jason Rivera, who was killed in the line of duty while responding to a domestic incident in Harlem.
Over the past week, CBS2 has been hearing stories about what an incredible person Rivera was and how much he will be missed.
Fellow officers saluted as a police motorcade escorted the ambulance carrying Mora's body to the medical examiner's office.
The 27-year-old joined the department in 2018, the same year he graduated from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a bachelor's degree.
The outpouring of community support has been the one constant in the wake of the tragedy.
"I'm sure they would've never walked down that hallway had they known there was a possibility the individual had weapons in that room," Dr. Alfred Titus said of Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora.
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Mora, 27, is fighting for his life at the hospital three days after he was wounded and his partner was shot and killed.
The funeral service for NYPD Officer Jason Rivera has been scheduled for Friday, one week after Rivera was shot and killed while on duty in Harlem.
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