NYPD officer shot and killed in Queens: officials

FAR ROCKAWAY, Queens (PIX11) – An NYPD officer was shot and killed in Queens Monday evening, officials said.

Police identified the officer as 31-year-old Jonathan Diller. He was a three-year veteran of the police department, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said.

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The shooting happened at 19-19 Mott Ave. in Far Rockaway around 5:50 p.m., according to the NYPD. Two officers with the NYPD’s Critical Response Team conducted a vehicle stop at the location, NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban said. The vehicle was illegally parked at a bus stop, officials said.

“After approaching the car, the suspect inside the vehicle displayed a firearm and pointed it toward the officers. Shots were fired, and one of our officers was struck,” Caban said. “The officer’s partner also fired, striking the suspect.”

The NYPD did not provide an update on the condition of the suspect. Police recovered a handgun at the scene, according to the NYPD.

Diller was rushed to a hospital but couldn’t be saved, authorities said.

“He put himself in harm’s way. He went towards the danger, all to keep the people we serve safe and to protect his fellow New Yorkers,” Caban said.

Mayor Eric Adams offered his condolences to Diller’s family. Adams said Diller leaves behind a wife.

“Just feeling that intense pain,” Adams said. “We lost one of our sons today, and it’s extremely painful.”

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