Wake to be held for fallen NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller

MASSAPEQUA PARK, Long Island (PIX11) – A wake will be held on Long Island Thursday for NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller , who was shot and killed in the line of duty in Queens earlier this week.

Visitations will be held at Massapequa Funeral Home from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.

Former President Donald Trump, who is running for reelection, is expected to attend the wake Thursday afternoon. Trump was moved by the invitation from Diller’s family, according to his campaign.

Trump posted on social media that the suspects accused in the shooting should have never been back out on the streets .

The funeral service for Diller will be held at Saint Rose of Lima R.C. Church in Massapequa at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Diller will be interred at Saint Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.

Hundreds of people also attended a candlelight vigil for Diller Wednesday night at Brady Park in his hometown of Massapequa Park.

Diller’s mother, sister and brother held each other at the vigil amid the outpouring of support. He leaves behind a wife and 1-year-old son .

Diller was a member of an elite unit , the Queens South Community Response Team, and won numerous awards during his three years on the job.

Diller was shot and killed Monday after he approached a gray SUV illegally parked at a bus stop in Far Rockaway, Queens. Guy Rivera, 34, is accused of shooting Diller in the stomach below his bullet-proof vest.

Charges against Rivera are pending as he’s recovering from being shot in the back by Diller’s partner, according to authorities. The driver of the SUV, 41-year-old Lindy Jones, was charged Wednesday in connection to Diller’s death.

A GoFundMe for Diller’s family has raised over $460,000, as of Thursday morning.

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation also announced it paid off the mortgage on Diller’s home.

Road closures are planned for Diller’s wake, according to Nassau County police. Click here to see what streets will shut down and when.

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018 . She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here .

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