Hundreds of Police Turn Out to Wake of First of Two Slain NYPD Officers

NYPD officers assemble at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC for the wake of fallen policeman Jason Rivera on Jan. 27, 2022. Dave Paone/The Epoch Times

NEW YORK—Fifth Avenue in Manhattan fell silent as pallbearers carried the flag-draped casket of NYPD officer Jason Rivera up the steps of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral on the morning of Jan. 27.

The only notable sounds came from a police helicopter hovering above and “Amazing Grace” played on a single bagpipe.