New York City officer killed during traffic stop shootout, first cop slaying for city in 2 years
A decorated police officer was shot and killed during a Queens traffic stop as New York City reels from its first slaying of an NYPD cop in two years.
Charges are pending Tuesday against the man who allegedly shot and killed a decorated police officer during a Queens traffic stop the prior evening, as New York City reels from its first slaying of an NYPD cop in two years.
The 34-year-old suspect, who has not been identified, was shot in the back amid the frenzy in Far Rockaway. He is expected to survive.
According to investigators, NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, a three-year member of the force assigned to the Community Response Team, was with another officer near Mott Avenue and Beach 19th Street when the two approached a vehicle illegally parked at a bus stop around 6 p.m. Monday. Two men were inside the vehicle.
New York City Police Officer Jonathan Diller.NYPDAuthorities said the passenger got out of the vehicle with the gun and fired, shooting Diller in the torso underneath his bulletproof vest. Diller’s partner returned fire, striking the suspect.
The suspect then dropped the gun, and Diller tried to grab it, officials said. The officer was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a late-evening press conference.
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