Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports raise $1.5M for family of fallen officer

NYPD officer Jonathan Diller was shot and killed Monday while performing a routine traffic stop in New York City.

Barstool Sports and founder Dave Portnoy have reportedly raised $1.5 million for the family of fallen police officer Jonathan Diller, who was fatally shot this week in New York City.

Portnoy announced on social media Thursday that the Barstool fundraiser brought in a total of $750,000, and promised to match the donation amount.

"Thanks to everybody who donated," he said in a post on X. "We raised 750k. With the matching of the funds that brings the total to 1.5 million that will go directly to the family."

Authorities said the 31-year-old Diller was shot and killed Monday while performing a routine traffic stop in the Far Rockaway area of Queens, New York. Police Commissioner Edward Caban said he and his partner were approaching a vehicle parked illegally in front of a bus stop when a man inside pulled a gun and fired a shot at Diller, striking him under his bulletproof vest.

Authorities said Diller's partner reacted by firing a shot at the suspected gunman, who was wounded and transported to a local hospital to be treated. Diller was also taken to a hospital but later succumbed to his injuries, police said.