Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has raised “approximately $240,000” for the family of deceased New York City Police Department officer Jonathan Diller, and has pledged to make an additional donation of the same amount.
Diller, 31, was shot and killed Monday night in Queens after a routine traffic stop turned into a shootout with the suspect. Officer Diller leaves behind a young widow, Stephanie, and a one-year-old son. In the video, Portnoy said Barstool Sports is selling NYPD merchandise on its store page, and that Portnoy and the company have collected additional donations to help support the family.
“OK, everyone saw this story,” Portnoy said in a video posted to his X and TikTok accounts. “It’s tragic. New York City police… Jonathan Diller who was killed? There’s a regular traffic stop where they pull over two guys who have been in and out of a million-person prison a million times, and they basically just shoot at him. ”
“It’s tragic. I left behind a one-year-old child and his wife. We put out T-shirts. We raised about $240,000 directly for the family. The money we made Everything will be donated to the family,” he continued. “Plus, everything we sell, everything we make, we just put it together at the end of the day today, at midnight, so we multiply what we can make.”
“We know money won’t solve this problem,” Portnoy added. “Nothing can cure this, but it’s the least we can do, and Barstool, myself, we support our police, we support our boys in blue, we support our first responders. You know, it’s tragic. They go out there and take their lives. It’s really terrible, so we’re here to support that. I will do whatever I can.”
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Police have arrested 34-year-old Guy Rivera, the suspect in the fatal police shooting. He has been arrested more than 20 times, mostly for drug and violent crimes.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a press conference that Diller and his partner conducted a traffic stop in Far Rockaway, Queens, around 5:45 p.m. Monday after finding a vehicle illegally parked at a bus stop. .
This photo provided by the New York City Police Department shows Jonathan Diller, a police officer killed in the line of duty in New York on Monday, March 25, 2024. Diller was shot and killed during a traffic stop in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, the mayor and police said. The officer and his partner were part of the New York City Police Department’s emergency response team. (New York City Police Department, Associated Press)
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When he approached the car, he noticed Rivera in the passenger seat and asked him to get out of the car. He allegedly refused and fired at the officers.
The bullet missed Diller’s bulletproof vest and struck him in the torso. The officers returned fire and Rivera was shot. He remains hospitalized.
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The driver of the vehicle, 41-year-old Lindy Jones, was also arrested.
