Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has raised $1.5 million for the family of slain New York police officer Jonathan Diller. He also promised to match the donation.
“Thank you to everyone who donated. We raised 750k. If the funds are matched, the total will be $1.5 million, which will go directly to the family,” Portnoy reportedly wrote on X. . new york post.
Thank you to everyone who donated. Collected 750k. Matching funds will result in a total of 1.5 million being donated directly to families. https://t.co/uta26geRjR
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) March 28, 2024
Officer Diller, 31, was fatally shot Monday during a traffic stop. A man with a long rap sheet was arrested and charged with the shooting.
The shooting reportedly occurred on March 25 at approximately 5:50 p.m. after Officer Diller approached a vehicle in which Guy Rivera, 34, was a passenger.
Rivera reportedly refused to comply with officers’ commands to get out of his car. As Mr. Diller tried to pull Mr. Rivera from the car, Mr. Rivera allegedly fired at the officer, just below the edge of his bulletproof vest.
People pay their respects at the memorial to slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller outside the 101st Precinct. Photographed on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams, NY Daily News, via Getty Images)
Diller was able to disarm Rivera and continued to fight to prevent Rivera from obtaining a firearm again.
The fallen officer’s partner then shot and killed Rivera, who is currently hospitalized in stable condition.
Diller is survived by his wife and young son.
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