Donald Trump Makes Extraordinarily Heartwarming Gesture to Widow of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller
"Trump is not merely attending the wake, according to media reports."
Former President Donald Trump has once again shown American that he is truly a class act. Such is the case, once again, in regards to another fallen NYPD officer.
Jonathan Diller, an NYPD officer, was shot and killed during a traffic check on Monday.
Diller, a 31-year-old married father of one living in Massapequa Park, was allegedly shot in the torso and murdered by Guy Rivera, a passenger in a car belonging to one Lindy Jones.
According to police, Rivera fired one shot and killed Diller while sitting in the passenger seat of a Kia after the two got into a tug-of-war over the suspect's vehicle door during a traffic stop.
Lindy Jones, the driver implicated in the deadly shooting of the NYPD officer, was arraigned on felony firearms charges on Wednesday, while the suspected shooter remained hospitalized awaiting prosecution, officials said.
Jones, 31, was charged with second and third-degree unlawful possession of a firearm after police discovered a loaded and defaced 9 mm pistol during a check of the car he was driving, according to police documents. Judge Maria Gonzalez of Queens Criminal Court ordered Jones to be jailed without bail.
Guy Rivera, 34, the suspected shooter, is still hospitalized and in police custody, according to officials. Police found the pistol Rivera allegedly used to kill NYPD Officer Jonathan E. Diller shortly after the incident on Monday. While conducting a search warrant on the car on Tuesday, detectives discovered the defaced 9 mm inside a glove box, with one round of ammunition in the chamber and seven more in an attached magazine, according to charges.
Tarik Sheppard, NYPD deputy commissioner, confirmed that former President Donald Trump would attend Diller's wake in Massapequa on Thursday afternoon. Sheppard said that the Secret Service is the principal agency in charge of security, but the NYPD will give assistance during the 2-4 p.m. viewing at Massapequa Funeral Home's South Chapel. The funeral home has scheduled a second viewing from 7 to 9 p.m.
“President Trump is moved by the invitation to join NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller’s family and colleagues as they deal with his senseless and tragic death,” Karoline Leavitt, Trump campaign spokesperson, said in a statement on Wednesday.
But Donald Trump is not merely attending the wake, according to media reports.
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