LI Community Holds Vigil For Gunned Down Officers

MALVERNE, NY — Using the location named for an NYPD patrolman who was left paralyzed from a shooting, people came to Malverne on Sunday night with heavy hearts.

Dozens of people gathered at the Steven McDonald Garden of Forgiveness for a vigil. They held candles to remember NYPD Officer Jason Rivera, who was killed in a Harlem ambush on Friday.

They also prayed for Officer Wilbert Mora, who remains in critical condition, after answering a domestic dispute call.

Mora was transferred to NYU Langone Medical Center on Sunday, police said.

Rivera's funeral and wake are being held this week at St. Patrick's Cathedral. A funeral Mass was held for McDonald, a beloved figure in New York City, at St. Patrick's five years ago.