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Detective

Jason Rivera

New York City Police Department — New York, NY

Felonious

End of Watch January 21, 2022

Age 22

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo

Badge 9006

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Gender Male

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Incident

Jason Rivera was a police officer in the 32 Precinct in Harlem. He had served the department for 14 months. He was a keen runner and baseball player.

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 Rivera was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he died shortly afterward. He was 22 years old. His partner, Officer Mora, died of his wounds four days later.

Officer Rivera's funeral was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan, and there, on 28 January 2022, he was posthumously promoted to detective first grade. He was survived by his wife of three months, Dominique, his childhood sweetheart, who delivered a eulogy at the funeral, and by his parents and his brother.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife of three months, his parents, and a brother.

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You barely got started.
Detective Rivera gave the New York City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Rivera.

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

Agency

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 21, 2022

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo

Age 22

Badge Number 9006

Gender Male

Assignment 32 Precinct

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun; .40 caliber

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

34,117 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

Who

Jason was 22. 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. Jason had served 1.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death

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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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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