published29 January 2022, 10:49
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Shot in actionThousands of police officers flood New York and pay their last respects to Jason Rivera (22).
He wanted to help and was killed. The 22-year-old police officer was on duty and now stands as a symbol of how dangerous service can be for the good of society.
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They all wanted to be part of a huge funeral service.
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–Thousands of police officers dove down Fifth Avenue on Friday…
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–… in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in dark blue.
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Jason Rivera is mourned in New York.
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He is one of the youngest police officers killed on duty in the metropolis.
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His partner also died in the Harlem operation.
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It was January 21, 2022 when Jason Rivera and his partner Wilbert Mora went on an outreach to Harlem, New York, were called. It was about domestic violence, Rivera and Mora should help. They paid with their lives. In the apartment, they were surprised by Lashawn McNeil, who had been hiding behind a bedroom door, shot at the two police officers, fatally injuring them.
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Rivera, 22, died just 14 months after joining the New York City Police Department. This makes him one of the youngest police officers killed on duty in the metropolis. Rivera was the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic and had fulfilled a childhood dream of working in the police force The New York Times writes. He became a lawman at a time when crime was rising and the Polizistenmord an George Floyd burdened the profession.
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In his speech at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on world-famous Fifth Avenue, the mayor honored the two police officers, while outside thousands of police officers flooded the street on Friday. “They watered the tree of safety and allowed us to sit under its shade as the heat of violence burns down on us. You play an important role in the well-being of this city,” said Eric Adams.
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Mora’s organs are to be donated
Commissioner Keechant Sewell added: “In just 22 years he found his dream job and his dream woman. Many don’t even manage to do this in a lifetime.” Rivera and his wife Dominique Luzuriaga had said yes just under four months ago. In her tearful eulogy, the widow criticized: “The system keeps letting us down. We’re not safe anymore.” Jeffrey Rivera described his brother as “the definition of integrity”. “He was pure joy.” And although he was afraid of rats and dogs, he wasn’t afraid of “dying wearing the uniform”.
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For many officials, the killing of the two police officers is a reminder of the danger of such domestic violence operations, as The New York Times continues to write. While Jason Rivera died on the day of the crime, his partner Mora was hooked up to machines to obtain organs for transplants. A relative of Mora is one of the recipients, according to American media reports.
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Attacker Lashawn McNeil was fatally injured by another police officer on January 21.
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