An officer who shot and killed an unarmed ex-con during a 2019 traffic stop in the Bronx was cleared of wrongdoing by the NYPD’s top cop Thursday — allowing him to remain on the job, The Post has learned.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch determined Lt. Jonathan Rivera was justified when he fatally shot Allan Feliz because he was protecting the life of his brother in blue, according to her nine-page ruling.
Tisch made the decision on the October 2019 ordeal after reviewing a separate analysis of the caught-on-camera clash that was conducted by the state Attorney General’s office.
“The commissioner looked at this case very closely,” a law enforcement source said. “She leaned heavily on the AG’s report…