PD ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Con or ▁att ained ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Serge ant ▁in ▁the ▁force ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁passing . ▁▁ ▁Steven ▁Mc Donald ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 9 , ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁prior ▁but ▁died ▁from ▁his ▁inj uries . ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁full ▁police ▁fun eral ▁at ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁C athedral ▁with ▁Card inal ▁Dol an ▁pres iding ▁over ▁the ▁Mass . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officers ▁gathered ▁inside ▁and ▁outside ▁the ▁c athedral ▁to ▁pay ▁their ▁final ▁respect s ▁and ▁good by es , ▁and ▁the ▁Mass ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁city ' s ▁P IX ▁ 1 1 ▁out ▁of ▁respect ▁for ▁Det ect ive ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁legacy . ▁ ▁Phill ip ▁Phill ips , ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁season ▁of ▁American ▁Id ol , ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁w ake ▁service ▁and ▁performed ▁his ▁hit ▁song ▁" Home " ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁favor ites , ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁Con or . ▁ ▁Bre aking ▁The ▁Cy cle ▁program ▁ ▁Mc Donald ▁further ▁promoted ▁his ▁message ▁of ▁forg iveness ▁following ▁his ▁shooting ▁by ▁found ing ▁Bre aking ▁The ▁Cy cle , ▁a ▁program ▁prom oting ▁non vi ol ent ▁conflict ▁resolution . ▁Mc Donald ▁would ▁attend