‘3 times a hero’: NYC honors 2nd officer slain in Harlem

KAREN MATTHEWS

NEW YORK (AP) — Throngs of police have converged for New York City’s second funeral in a week for an officer ambushed while answering a call for help in Harlem. They’re mourning Officer Wilbert Mora hours after another colleague was shot and wounded. Mora’s funeral is being held Wednesday morning at the Roman Catholic cathedral. His police partner, Jason Rivera, was eulogized there and posthumously promoted to detective on Friday. Both were shot Jan. 22 while responding to a call about a domestic argument. The 27-year-old Mora joined the New York Police Department in October 2018 after graduating from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.