The police officer who was critically injured while responding to a domestic violence report in Harlem has now passed away.
27-year-old Wilbert Mora was an NYPD officer who was shot alongside his partner, 22-year-old Jason Rivera, when the pair was responding to a domestic violence report at a Harlem apartment complex.
According to the reports, the two young and dedicated officers were shot by 47-year-old Lashawn McNeil, who was out on probation at the time of the shooting, when the man ambushed them in the building’s hallway after his own mother had called the police on him.
While McNeil was eventually shot dead by another cop, Rivera was pronounced dead on the scene. Meanwhile, Mora was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.
On Tuesday afternoon, the brave cop was pulled off life support at NYU Langone Hospital and pronounced dead. As per the reports, the young man was kept on life support for several days because he wanted his organs donated after his death.
Branding Mora as a hero, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said the young cop chose a life of service and sacrificed his life to protect the innocent.
“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 and our hearts are heavy,” she expressed in a touching statement.
Paying a tribute to the deceased officer was also New York City Mayor Eric Adams who, as a former cop, vowed to “do a lot more than pray” and “turn our pain into purpose.”
“When we talk about the dangers involved in policing, it tore me apart to see what happened to those officers and what has happened to far too many officers,” he said.
“We are going to do a lot more than pray. We are going to turn our pain into purpose.”
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