{"id":450272,"date":"2022-05-20T22:27:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T19:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tributes-to-jason-rivera-and-wilbert-mora-added-to-memorial\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T22:27:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T19:27:58","slug":"tributes-to-jason-rivera-and-wilbert-mora-added-to-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tributes-to-jason-rivera-and-wilbert-mora-added-to-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tributes to Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora added to memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33f09aedb74\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33f09aedb74\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tributes-to-jason-rivera-and-wilbert-mora-added-to-memorial\/#%E2%80%9CTributes_to_Jason_Rivera_and_Wilbert_Mora_added_to_memorial%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Tributes to Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora added to memorial&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTributes_to_Jason_Rivera_and_Wilbert_Mora_added_to_memorial%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Tributes to Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora added to memorial&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tributes to Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora \u2013 two NYPD officers slain in the line of duty earlier this year \u2013 were added to a memorial wall at the Harlem precinct where they were assigned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police officials, fellow officers and loved ones of the fallen officers gathered outside the 32nd Precinct Friday afternoon for a ceremony before they moved into the stationhouse, where the redesigned Line of Duty Death Memorial Wall was unveiled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetectives Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera were two promising and exceptional officers,\u201d Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we unveil the plaques upon the wall of the 32, the names of our heroes will forever be memorialized for the next generation of the NYPD to honor,\u201d the top cop added. \u201cThey now join their fellow fallen officers of the 32 who gave their lives in the storied history of service to this city.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-7.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Rivera and Mora families were present at Friday's ceremony.\" class=\"wp-image-22352892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Rivera and Mora families were present at Friday\u2019s ceremony.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J. Messerschmidt\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Friday's emotional memorial features speakers from the NYPD.\" class=\"wp-image-22352935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Friday\u2019s emotional memorial features speakers from the NYPD.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J. Messerschmidt\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The redesign of the memorial wall was organized by a group of retired officers, according to Inspector Amir Yakatally, commanding officer of the 32nd Precinct.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was transported, with a police escort, from Long Island to the station house, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When the redesigned wall arrived, \u201cit was a somber feeling that now two young men who were standing in roll call at the beginning of the year, so full of life, vigor, and future achievements, were now officially accounted for on our Wall of Heroes,\u201d Yakatally said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"NYPD Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora's names will be added to the 32nd Precinct's wall of fallen police officers.\" class=\"wp-image-22352906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora\u2019s names will be added to the 32nd Precinct\u2019s wall of fallen police officers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J. Messerschmidt\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rivera, 22, and Mora, 27, were killed when a gunman ambushed them as they responded to a Jan. 21 domestic violence call on West 135th Street.<\/p>\n<p>Both officers were given ceremonious send-offs at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral in February.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough days have gotten much harder than the last time there was a gathering, I find just a tiny bit of solace in knowing that he\u2019s in a better place,\u201d Dominique Rivera, wife of Jason Rivera, said Friday. \u201cI realize that those we love never truly leave us and there are things that death cannot touch. And that\u2019s my connection with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-9.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell spoke at the ceremony.\" class=\"wp-image-22352914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/memoria-wall-slain-cops-9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell spoke at the ceremony.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J. Messerschmidt\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mora\u2019s sister, Karina Mora, pushed for legislative change in the wake of the officers\u2019 deaths.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArmed violence stole the lives of young men full of dreams, exemplary people for their community,\u201d she said in Spanish, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/manhattan\/nypd-to-host-dedication-for-2-slain-officers-shot-in-harlem\/\">as translated by WPIX<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been three months. We\u2019ve been looking for answers and we still don\u2019t have them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Police_Officers_Shot.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"More, left, and Rivera, right, were killed in the line of duty earlier this year.\" class=\"wp-image-22352928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Police_Officers_Shot.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Police_Officers_Shot.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Police_Officers_Shot.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>More, left, and Rivera, right, were killed in the line of duty earlier this year.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEnough already,\u201d she said. \u201cNeither Wilbert\u2019s death, nor his partner\u2019s, nor the pain of our families, nor the pain of the community, much less my desperate calls have made you do anything to change the condition that put them in their position.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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