Students dress in blue to honor and raise money for slain NYPD officers

The students wore blue in exchange for a $5 donation.

News 12 Staff

Feb 10, 2022, 1:13 AM

Updated 1,031 days ago

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Students from Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Academy in Queens held a ceremony Wednesday in honor of detectives Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera.
Mora and Rivera were killed last month in a shooting in Harlem.
The students wore blue in exchange for a $5 donation. The money collected will be split between the families of the fallen detectives.
Students and faculty have raised $6,000. Students say they hope for a better tomorrow.