Queens Man Indicted In NYPD Officer's Murder: DA

QUEENS, NY — A Queens man has been indicted on murder charges in the slaying of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller.

Diller's widow wept as Guy Rivera, 34, was arraigned in a Queens courtroom on a charge of first-degree murder, among other felonies, the New York Post first reported.

Rivera shot and killed Diller, a Long Island father, during a routine traffic stop March 25 in Far Rockaway, authorities said.

"Detective Diller was shot and killed while trying to rid our streets of illegal weapons, a lawless act that was an affront to a civilized society," said Melinda Katz, district attorney for Queens, in a statement.

"His tragic death is a painful reminder that we must never let up in our quest to get these guns and those who use them off of our streets."

The shooting shocked New York City and prompted an outpouring of grief for Diller, including a wake attended by former President Donald Trump, in his hometown of Massapequa.

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Prosecutors said Diller and Rivera crossed paths along Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway after another NYPD officer saw Rivera, a Woodside ex-con, with what looked a gun in his pocket.

Diller walked up to Rivera's Kia Soul and asked him to roll down the window, only to be shot in the stomach, authorities said.

Rivera also tried to shoot at Sgt. Sasha Rosen, who was with Diller, but his gun jammed, prosecutors said.

Medics rushed Diller to Jamaica Hospital, where he died from the gunshot, officials said.

Officers arrested both Rivera and Lindy Jones, 41, after the shooting, authorities said.

Jones faces criminal possession of a weapon charges. He could serve up to 30 years in prison, if convicted.

A grand jury returned charges against Rivera of first- and second-degree murder, attempted murder in the first and second degree, four counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Rviera faces up to life in prison without the potential for parole, if convicted. He's next scheduled to return to court July 22.