Driver in shooting death of NYPD hero Det. Jonathan Diller admits ‘I shoot people’ as more than 200 cops pack courtroom for ex-cons’ indictment

More than 200 of New York’s Finest packed a Queens courtroom Monday as two career criminals were indicted in the slaying of hero cop Jonathan Diller during a traffic stop — with prosecutors revealing that the driver admitted, “I shoot people.”

Lindy Jones — who was behind the wheel of the Kia Soul stopped by cops when his passenger, Guy Rivera, allegedly opened fire on Diller last week — didn’t show any emotion as prosecutors said he faces four counts of felony gun possession.

Assistant District Attorney Gabriel Reale said the indictment “relates to a .9mm pistol recovered from the glove compartment of a Kia Soul.

“That Kia Soul was the car that the defendant was driving when his passenger, his now-co-defendant, Guy Rivera, pulled a second .380-caliber firearm and fired, killing police officer – and now, posthumously, detective – Jonathan Diller.”

Rivera, who wasn’t in court and remains hospitalized with a gunshot wound, was indicted on charges of first- and second-degree murder, attempted murder and felony gun possession.

“We live in a society where shooting a police officer needs to be held accountable,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said outside the courthouse. “This is a man who died simply for doing his job. He was a father, he was a son, he was a brother. He went out to do his job one day and never came home.”