A wake for the first New York Police Department officer slain in the past two years had one particularly high-profile attendee on March 28 with former President Donald Trump, who is looking to make crime reduction central to his campaign as he takes on President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election.
NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, 31, was fatally shot on March 25 after he and his partner approached an illegally parked SUV at a bus stop. A man inside shot Mr. Diller below his bulletproof vest, and the officer’s partner returned fire, injuring the suspected shooter.
Paramedics took Mr. Diller to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries, authorities said. The officer had been with the NYPD for three years and was married with a 1-year-old son, according to Police Commissioner Edward Caban….
