Jonathan Diller, the NYPD officer shot and killed during a traffic stop in Queens, leaves behind a wife and a one-year-old son 'who will now grow up without his father.'
Jonathan Diller, the NYPD officer shot and killed during a traffic stop in Queens, leaves behind a wife and a one-year-old son "who will now grow up without his father.""You were a good man and a great father whose shoes can never be filled," Diller's brother-in-law posted to Facebook, FOX 5 NY's Jodi Goldberg confirmed. He also shared a photo with what appears to be Diller's son wearing a shirt that reads, "My Daddy's life matters.
The police department’s chief of detectives, Joseph Kenny, said Diller and his partner had initially tried to order the vehicle's driver and passenger out of the car, which was stopped on a busy but narrow street in a bustling commercial district."He was asked to leave the car," Kenny said of the person who pulled the gun. "He was given a lawful order numerous times to step out of the car. He refused.
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