Slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora's funeral in photos
Thousands of NYPD cops lined up outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan Wednesday to give a hero's farewell to Officer Wilbert Mora, one of two officers fatally shot while responding to a Jan. 21 domestic dispute in a Harlem apartment. A funeral Mass was held inside the cathedral for Mora, 27. NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced that Mora had been promoted posthumously to detective first grade, and presented his family with a detective's shield.
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Amalia Mora, third from left, the mother of slain New York City Police Officer Wilbert Mora, follows her son's coffin during his funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday. Mora was shot along with Officer Jason Rivera on Jan. 21 while responding to a call about a domestic argument in an apartment.
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Motorcycle police officers roll down Fifth Avenue after the funeral Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral for NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora.
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A woman stands oustide during the funeral of fallen NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Police officers gather Wednesday for the funeral of fallen NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan.
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Amalia Mora, third from left, the mother of slain Officer Wilbert Mora, reacts after receiving a flag from the honor guard following his funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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The coffin of fallen NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora is brought out of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Members of the NYPD salute as the coffin of fallen NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora is brought out of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Police officers gather for the funeral of fallen NYPD officer Wilbert Mora at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Pallbearers fold the American flag that covered the coffin of Officer Wilbert Mora following his funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Amalia Mora, center next to coffin, the mother of slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora, follows behind as an honor guard carries his coffin to a waiting hearse outside St. Patrick's Cathedral after his funeral on Wednesday in Manhattan.
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A sea of police officers gather for the funeral of fallen NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Members of the NYPD walk alongside the hearse carring the body of NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora after the funeral Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Police officers gather for the funeral of fallen NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan blesses the coffin of fallen NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Hellicopters fly overhead during funeral of fallen NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday. Mora and his partner Officer Jason Rivera were fatally wounded when a gunman ambushed them in an apartment as they responded to a family dispute. They have both been posthumously promoted to detective.
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Claribel Jiminian, right, speaks on behalf of slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora as he is memorialized during a funeral service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Viewed though a choir loft railing, slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora is memorialized during a funeral service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during the funeral for slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell hugs a family member of slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora after she spoke during a funeral service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday. Sewell announced that Mora had been promoted posthumously to detective first grade and presented his family with a detective's shield.
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Slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora's coffin is carried at the completion of the funeral service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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With family members at right, slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora's coffin is carried at the completion of his funeral service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora's coffin is carried at the completion of his funeral service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora's coffin is carried at the completion of his funeral service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams touches the coffin holding slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora after the mayor's eulogy during a funeral service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan sprinkles holy water on the coffin holding slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora during a funeral service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan embraces a family member of slain NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora during a funeral Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan Wednesday.
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Members of the NYPD begin to line up outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan for the funeral of fallen NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora on Wednesday.
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Fallen NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora in an undated photograph provided by the New York City Police Department.
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