losing one of our own and there's nothing harder than seeing a family at the hospital in this wake devastated over in Queens where officer Diller worked a moment of silence at City Field in his honor before the Mets home opener today emotional tearful hugs among nurses co-workers of Diller's wife rallying support around her and Diller's 9-month-old baby boy it's very very heartbreaking what happened mother and daughter Angela and Teresa simella say officer Diller grew up next door to them in Fra
nklin Square remember when his mom had him it was very very sad there's no no words um it's very upsetting the 31-year-old was a cop for just 3 years before he was viciously shot and killed Monday afternoon during a traffic stop police Say by this man 34-year-old guy Rivera of Queens the repeat offending excon was charged with murder of a police officer attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon today Governor Kathy hok met briefly with officer Diller's family Long Island Republican Co
ngressman Anthony Diaz bazito and Andrew Garbarino also meeting with the family Congressman Diaz bazito a former cop himself brought to tears when I asked him about burying his own brother in blue I uh I don't think you really ever heal you know this is a terrible tragedy you have a a one-year-old that is never going to have a father again because we continue to allow uh lifelong criminals on the street the alleged shooter guy Rivera has 21 prior arrests just like yesterday there are two wake Se
rvices the first was from 2: to 4:00 p.m. the second starting in a little under an hour at 700 p.m. it ends at 9:00 officer Jonathan Diller will be laid to rest tomorrow but
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