Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch refused to fire an officer — finding that he stepped in to save a fellow cop’s life — going against recommendations from a civilian board that mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani now wants to embolden .

Tisch went against the Civilian Complaint Review Board’s wishes when she bucked an administrative judge’s ruling and determined Lt. Jonathan Rivera’s fatal shooting of unarmed ex-con Allan Feliz was justified.

The top cop argued that Rivera had opened fire during the Oct. 17, 2019, Bronx car stop in order to prevent Feliz, 31, from mowing down a fellow brother in blue. 5

“Looking at the totality of what transpired during the car stop and subsequent struggle, I am convinced that [Rivera] shot Mr. Feliz because he believed that doing so was necess

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