K-9 Officer with State Policemen
© Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News / USA TODAY NETWORK
(New York, NY) – The NYPD has memorialized fallen Detective Jonathan Diller with a new member of the Transit Canine Team. K-9 Diller. a German Shepherd puppy, met Officer Diller’s wife, Stephanie, and young son, Ryan, on June 13th. Det. Diller was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Far Rockaway, Queens on March 25th. The NYPD says Guy Rivera, 34, was in the passenger seat of a car when he pulled a gun and shot Diller, 31, through the window. Rivera was then shot in the back by Diller’s partner, but tried to shoot Diller again when his gun jammed.
Rivera has been indicted on first-degree murder, attempted murder, and criminal possession of a weapon charges in the fatal shooting of Diller. He faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted and will return to court on July 22th.
