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Wilbert D. Mora
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Detective

Wilbert D. Mora

New York City Police Department — New York, NY
Felonious
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End of Watch January 25, 2022
Age 27
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Badge 9007
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Gender Male
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Incident

Wilbert Mora was a police officer in the 32 Precinct in Harlem.

On 21 January 2022, Police Officers Jason Rivera, Wilbert Mora and Sumit Sulan of the 32 Precinct answered a domestic violence call on 135th Street in Harlem, made by a woman who was fighting with one of her two adult sons. Inside the apartment, while the mother and one son were being questioned, Officers Rivera and Mora walked down a hallway at about 6:15 p.m. to find the other son. Lashawn McNeil, 47, stepped out of a bedroom and opened fire, striking both officers. Officer Mora fired one shot before he fell, and Officer Sulan fired and stopped the gunman. McNeil, who also had an assault rifle in his room in addition to his 9mm handgun, was arrested and later died in the hospital.

Officer Mora and his partner, Officer Rivera, were taken to Harlem Hospital. Officer Rivera died shortly afterward. Officer Mora remained in a coma for four days and died on 25 January 2022. He was 27 years old.

His funeral was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan, and there, on 2 February 2022, he was posthumously promoted to detective first grade. He was survived by his parents and his brother.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents, brother, and sister.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Mora gave the New York City Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Mora.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

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Department New York City Police Department
Type Police Department
Location New York, NY
Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 25, 2022
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 27
Badge Number 9007
Gender Male
Assignment 32 Precinct

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun; .40 caliber

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Wilbert is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2022, 79 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 86th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Wilbert was 27. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Wilbert had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun; .40 caliber, in 0.2% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

New York City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Wilbert among them.

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Where

Detective Wilbert D. Mora

New York City Police Department · End of Watch January 25, 2022

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-W

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