US EditionNYPD Commissioner Won’t Fire Officer Who Killed a Man During Traffic Stop
NEW YORK CITY, JUL 7 – Commissioner Tisch cited a split-second decision to justify overturning firing for Lt. Rivera, whose shooting of Allan Feliz was cleared of criminal charges by the state attorney general.
- NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch overturned a judge's recommendation to fire Lt. Jonathan Rivera, allowing him to remain on the force late Thursday before the July 4 holiday weekend.
- In February, Deputy Commissioner Maldonado found Rivera guilty of excessive force and recommended his firing, leading to the judge's earlier recommendation to terminate him.
- Tisch justified Rivera’s split-second decision, stating he believed Feliz was about to run over Officer Barrett, making it a 'fair and realistic assessment' of an immediate threat.
- Feliz’s family plans to rally outside police headquarters Tuesday, as the Civilian Complaint Review Board has until Friday to respond before the decision becomes final.
- Beyond this case, advocates emphasize police discipline is an administrative matter, with Lou Turco stating the decision 'sends a clear and decisive message' to officers.
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Family weeps after Police Commissioner Tisch says she won’t fire cop who shot man during Bronx traffic stop
The family of a man fatally shot by police during a Bronx traffic stop in 2019 is calling upon Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to reconsider allowing the cop who pulled the trigger to keep his job. For over half a decade, the loved ones of 31-year-old Allan Feliz have been calling for the removal of Sergeant Jonathan Rivera, who, since the deadly shooting, has not only kept his job but has been promoted to lieutenant in the years since. And al…
NYPD Commissioner Won't Fire Officer Who Killed a Man During Traffic Stop
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s police commissioner has declined to fire a police officer who shot and killed a man during a traffic stop, rejecting a recommendation from an administrative judge. The dead man’s family is protesting the decision. Lt. Jonathan Rivera shot and killed 31-year-old Allan Feliz because he believed Feliz was […]
Read the NYPD Trial Judge's Decision to Fire the Cop Who Killed Allan Feliz—That Commissioner Tisch Just Tossed
NYPD Lieutenant Jonathan Rivera, the officer who killed Allan Feliz by shooting him point-blank in the chest during a traffic stop in 2019, likely pulled the trigger because he was "tired" of fighting with him, and then gave "self-serving statements fabricated to minimize his culpability" after the fact.These were the findings of NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado, who determined back in February in Rivera's departmental tria…
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