Gov. Kathy Hochul left the wake for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller Friday afternoon after a tense confrontation with another man in attendance.
Hochul arrived at the Massapequa Funeral Home on Long Island for the second day of viewings around 1:45 p.m.
She was only in the venue for about 10 minutes before she was spotted in a clash with a man in a black suit, video shows.
Several cops waiting outside the funeral home then clapped as he walked away.
Hochul and other New York lawmakers have come under fire in the days since Diller’s death over bail reform, as it was revealed that one of the men implicated in the shooting was allowed to walk on a gun charge last spring.
Ahead of the weekend services, Sergeants Benevolent Association president Vincent J. Vallelong wrote a scathing letter warning members of the City Council not to show their faces.
“Their presence is more than a distraction. It is a stain on the legacy of a true hero who made the ultimate sacrifice,” Vallelong argued, adding that the leaders should feel “morally responsible” for the officer’s killing.
🚨BREAKING: NY Governor Kathy Hochul was asked to leave the wake for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller Friday afternoon pic.twitter.com/nPUEhqky19
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