Overview
- On the trial’s third day, Diller’s widow described their last call about him skipping a meal break to have dinner at home before learning he had been shot.
- A Jamaica Hospital trauma surgeon told jurors he assessed Diller as arriving dead, detailed extreme resuscitation efforts, and said Diller was pronounced at 8:10 p.m. on March 25, 2024.
- Prosecutors say officers spotted what appeared to be a gun in Guy Rivera’s hoodie, that he ignored commands, and that he shot Diller after being pulled from a car in Far Rockaway.
- The defense argues the gun fired unintentionally during a struggle, with Sgt. Sasha Rosen testifying Rivera’s finger was on the trigger as he raised the firearm.
- Prosecutors also contend Rivera then aimed at Rosen but the gun jammed before police shot Rivera twice; he has pleaded not guilty and faces life without parole if convicted, with the trial set to resume Monday.