A second New York police officer died Tuesday, after being shot while responding to a domestic violence call over the weekend.
The NYPD announced on Twitter Tuesday evening the death of officer Wilbert Mora, 27, who had been in the hospital in critical condition since the shooting.
“Wilbert is 3 times a hero. For choosing a life of service. For sacrificing his life to protect others. For giving life even in death through organ donation. Our heads are bowed & our hearts are heavy,” NYPD commissioner Keechant Sewell tweeted.
Mora was shot while responding to a domestic violence call between a woman and her son in Harlem Friday evening. A second NYPD officer, Jason Rivera, 22, was shot first and died from his injuries.
Another officer returned fire, wounding the suspect, 47-year-old Lashawn McNeil, in the head and arm and sending him to the hospital in critical condition. McNeil died Monday from his injuries.
“Wilbert Mora was a hero,” tweeted New York mayor Eric Adams Tuesday evening.
“He served his city, protected his community and gave his life for our safety. Our hearts are heavy. Our city is in mourning. To his family, loved ones, and brothers and sisters in the NYPD: Your city is standing with you today and always.”
The mayor’s office tweeted “all flags continue to be flown at half-mast as a mark of respect to Officers Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera.”
Mora’s death comes a day after Adams rolled out a plan to curb rising gun violence in the city.
Both Mora and Rivera were members of the NYPD’s 32nd Precinct.
“My thoughts are with @NYPDnews Officer Wilbert Mora’s family as they mourn this tragic loss,” tweeted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“We will never forget Officer Mora’s and Officer Rivera’s heroism. We stand with their families in grief. And we will continue to take meaningful action to make New Yorkers safer.”
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What is the magic number of deaths before sanity returns to this country?? How many slain officers is enough?? How many innocent civilians is enough??
TO the leftist commies, NO NUMBER is enough.
Leftists are willing to break millions of eggs to make their poisonous omelets as experience with Germany, the USSR and China prove. The parties they form (Nazi, Communist, Maoist) are the Parties of Death. Now US Democrats have joined this shameful roll and if you doubt their murderous potential, know that Obama’s mentor Bill Ayers back in his domestic terrorist days estimated that 20 million Americans would have to be killed to bring in his beloved communism (or 10% at a time when the population was just 190 million so he would up the required butcher’s bill to 33 million now).
YET the left keeps railing, that it’s WE Republicans, who are the “Terrorists”..
How many more young men and women are going to sacrifice their lives for a city and the politicians who don’t give a damn about them?
Which is why i am shocked we’ve still not seen a mass resignation FROM THE NYPD.
Those that are protecting the NY politicians need to walk away and let the criminals take over protecting their own.
New Yorkers had a chance to elect a lifelong law and order guy (Mr. Sliwa) as mayor but went instead for a black who’s more politician than cop and talked out of both sides of his mouth.
Proof positive, there are NO BRAINS left in that damnable hell hole.