Obituaries
'Overwhelming': $280K+ In Donations For Wife, Baby Of Slain LI Officer
Jonathan Diller, of Massapequa Park, was fatally shot Monday in Queens; the community is reaching out to help the wife and baby left behind.
MASSAPEQUA PARK, NY — As a family and the NYPD mourns Jonathan Diller, who was killed at a traffic stop Monday in Far Rockaway, money is being raised to support his widow, Stephanie and their one-year-old child.
A GoFundMe page organized by Christopher Johnson of Long Beach has received more than $280,000 from at least 4,000 people as those devastated by the loss come together to help.
"Thank you everyone for your continued donations," Johnson wrote. "What started off as an attempt to put together $10,000 has exploded . . . It's almost overwhelming to see. The amount currently raised seems almost life-changing, but unfortunately the only life-changing part of this story is life that was lost. Every penny counts for the Diller family at this point; please keep spreading the word."
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Diller was a three-year veteran with the NYPD when a gunman shot Diller in the torso, missing his bulletproof vest.
His funeral is Saturday morning in Massaapequa, while visitations are Thursday and Good Friday at the Massapequa Funeral Home.
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