New Yorkers come out to pay respects to fallen NYPD officers

NEW YORK CITY – New Yorkers lined up Tuesday to pay their respects to a pair of fallen police officers. 

Wilbert Mora and his partner, Detective Jason Rivera, were ambushed and shot in the head while responding to a domestic violence call on Jan. 21. Rivera died the same day and Mora died for days later. Both were officers with New York Police Department's 32nd Precinct in Harlem.

Tuesday he was honored with a public viewing service from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral. 

"I wanted to pay my respects," one man from the Bronx told Fox News as he waited in line to enter the cathedral. "A lot of people don't realize these people sacrificed their lives for our city."

Two officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department drove ten hours to attend the ceremony.

The pair told Fox News that members of the NYPD had attended the funeral for Charlotte officer Mia Goodwin last month, so they wanted to return the gesture.