Thousands Mourn NYPD's Wilbert Mora, a ‘Gentle Giant' Killed in Line of Duty, at Funeral

 

NYPD detective Wilbert Mora, posthumously promoted at his funeral on Wednesday, was described by loved ones and colleagues alike as a "gentle giant" with an infectious laugh who dedicated his life to serving others -- even after his own ended

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  • Two NYPD detectives, Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora, died after they were shot in Harlem on Jan. 21 while responding to a domestic violence call; a third officer shot the gunman, who later died
  • Rivera, 22, was eulogized last week by his widow, who decried the plague of gun violence and loose laws that enable crime; Mayor Eric Adams vowed Wednesday at Mora's funeral to eradicate that plague
  • 'We reflect on his bravery. We remember his sacrifice. It is New Yorkers against the killers and we will not lose. We will protect our city,' Adams said. 'We will win this fight. We will win it together.'

For the second time in less than a week, a sea of cops and civilian mourners converged on midtown Manhattan's St. Patrick's Cathedral to pay tribute to a young NYPD officer, a "giant" in a city of soaring heights with an infectious laugh and a soulful heart, who was gunned down while answering a call for help in Harlem.

Officer Wilbert Mora's funeral began with a powerful rendition of "Amazing Grace" Wednesday at the same Roman Catholic cathedral where his police partner, Jason Rivera, was posthumously promoted to Detective First Grade last week.

Mora received the same honor, bestowed upon him by NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell before throngs of grieving loved ones and friends, at his funeral.

"He was a true leader, an outstanding police recruit, an exceptional officer and the first generation of his family to join a profession that asks courageous men and women to leave their own families every day to protect and help someone else's," Sewell said, condemning the act of violence that brought her and others to the same pillar of faith that drew them days ago to remember another one of their own."

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