Claim: Richard Rivera, who served a 39-year prison sentence for fatally shooting a New York City police officer in 1981, helped the city of Ithaca and Tompkins County attempt to reform policing in 2021.
Fact-check: Is Man Who Killed Cop in '81 Helping NY Officials Reform Policing?
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Jessica Lee
Date published: 2021-04-01T09:53:29