Two NYPD Officers Shot, One Killed In NYC Shooting Friday Night

by CrownHeights.info

Two NYPD officers were shot Friday night, one fatally, during police operations in Harlem.

Officer Jason Rivera, 22, was shot and killed when he and his partner responded to a domestic dispute, only to be fired upon.

“Tonight, we mourn the loss of a hero officer — a son, husband, and friend. Only 22 years old, Police Officer Jason Rivera was murdered in the line of duty,” the NYPD wrote in a statement. “We vow to #NeverForget Jason as his fellow Finest vow to honor his tremendous legacy of service & the ultimate sacrifice.”

Both Rivera and Wilbert Mora, 27, were rushed to Harlem Hospital, where Rivera was pronounced dead, and Mora remains in critical condition.

According to the NYPD, the officers and a rookie cop responded to an emergency call for verbal domestic violence with a mother and son fighting.

The mother had called the police for help and met the responding officers in the front of the apartment on 135th Street at around 6:30pm.

As the officers went into the rear room to speak with the man, they were fired on. Rivera, who was the first in the hallway, was struck first, with Mora ducking into the kitchen.

The shooter, believed to be the 47-year-old son Lashawn McNeil, was shot by the rookie officer who had stayed with the mother in the front of the apartment. The suspect was shot in the neck and shoulder, according to the police.

The officers came from the 32nd Precinct, where a memorial bunting was hung.