VIDEO/PhOtOs>Brutal Revenge Murders of US Cops
PICTURED: The Father-of-Two New York Cop and His Newly-Wed Partner Who were 'Assassinated' as They sat in Their Squad Car
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...20_964x400.jpg Tragic: Recently-married Wenjian Liu (left) and father-of-one Rafael Ramos (right) were shot dead while on patrol by Ismaaiyl Brinsley in a sickening act of revenge for the deaths of African Americans Eric Garner and Michael Brown The two New York City police officers assassinated in a targeted attack have been identified as recently-married Wenjian Liu and father-of-two Rafael Ramos. The pair were eating lunch in their patrol car at 2.47pm on Saturday when 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley crept up behind their patrol car and shot them both in the head - before turning the gun on himself. It was their first day working in a new precinct of Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant area. Based on Brinsley's chilling Instagram posts hours before, the execution-style attack appeared to be a meticulously calculated act of revenge for the death of Eric Garner. Liu, 32, married his fiancee two months ago - having joined the NYPD in 2007. Ramos has a 13-year-old son and a college age son and celebrated his 40th birthday on December 12. He had two years' experience with the force after working as a safety operations officer in schools. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9133865113.jpg Targeted: Brinsley traveled 190 miles from Baltimore to stand by the pair's car and shot them in the head Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said it is unlikely either had time to understand what was happened when Brinsley, an amateur rapper with a history of criminal convictions, stood by the front passenger window and fired a round of fatal shots into their heads. Both were taken to Brooklyn's Woodhull Medical Center where they were pronounced dead. Bratton and Mayor Bill de Blasio met with Liu's parents and new bride at the hospital, and Ramos' teenage son, who 'couldn't comprehend what had happened'. 'Quite simply, they were assassinated,' Bratton told a press conference. Ramos lived with his wife Margarita, their son and her two other sons in Cypress Hills, where he grew up, four miles from the crime scene. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9142982645.jpg Father figure: Ramos poses with his wife's son in 2012 when he started his role as an NYPD officer http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9143004847.jpg Love: The 40-year-old lived with his wife Margarita and celebrated his 40th birthday on December 12 http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9143008982.jpg Family man: Ramos took up his role as a police officer after working as a safety official at local schools 'He was a very good guy; always tried to help out in the neighborhood,' neighbor Wendi Adams told the site. 'It's a really sad thing. It's just sad. God bless him.' Liu lived in Brooklyn's Gravesend with his wife, having moved there five months before their wedding. Brinsley shot his former girlfriend in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday morning before traveling 190 miles to New York City with the same gun for his second attack. Tragically, Baltimore police faxed a bulletin describing Brinsley to New York police at 2.45pm - just two minutes before he fired his first deadly shot. According to witnesses, Brinsley walked out of a home with a gun in his hand at 2.47pm, crept up behind the officers' patrol car, and systematically shot both men in the head through the passenger window. He then walked to the Myrtle/Willoughby G train subway station where he shot himself in the head. The brutal attack came two hours after he posted a picture of a gun on Instagram with the chilling message: 'I'm Putting Wings On Pigs Today. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9125318068.jpg 'Heinous': Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, is believed to have planned his attack on the two innocent officers http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9125436990.jpg Chilling: Brinsley told followers he would be 'putting pigs in a blanket' in apparent revenge for Eric Garner http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9133164591.jpg After: Brinsley posted this image of his blood-stained trousers moments after the attack before killing himself Quote:
It came hours after he shot his 29-year-old former girlfriend in the abdomen at her home in Baltimore County, Maryland. Was Brooklyn Double Cop Killer Carrying out The Work of the Black Guerrilla Family Prison Gang? Police Probe Links to Group- Detectives are now investigating whether Brinsley was a member of the Black Guerrilla Family (BGF), a large-scale gang in Baltimore that has been responsible for masterminding criminal plots behind bars. Leaders of the group compiled a 'handbook' that was distributed to members in Baltimore Correctional Center, the Washington Post reported. Investigators are also examining Brinsley's Instagram account - which has been suspended from public view - for clues of a motive. Brinsley's posts mention Eric Garner, the father-of-six who died in a police chokehold on Staten Island, sparking widespread outrage when a grand jury later decided not to indict anybody over the death. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9133689294.jpg Shooting: Officers flooded the street after the shooting. Witnesses says policemen chased down Brinsley http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9133836383.jpg Sealed off: Witnesses uploaded pictures to social media of the street, which was cordoned off http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9133855044.jpg Chaos: The killings follow weeks of tensions between protesters and the NYPD http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9129759676.jpg Both victims were taken to Brooklyn's Woodhull Medical Center where they were pronounced dead http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9129765232.jpg Shock: Crowds of cops are lining the scene of the crime where Tompkins Avenue meets Myrtle Avenue http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9129770428.jpg Fears: Senior members of the NYPD say they have been warning for weeks that the unrest could escalate Quote:
Father-of-six Eric Garner was killed by NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, who arrested him for selling loose cigarettes on the street, then held him in a fatal chokehold. The killing provoked global outrage, sparked violent protests across the U.S., and exposed severe racial divisions in New York City. Smith, who was a member of rap outfit P.Y. Gang with Brinsley, said: 'We all noticed he was acting different, it was kind of like he wasn't there when you spoke to him. Another member of the group, Paul Yawney, said Brinsley took part in the recent anti-police protests. Yawney said: He posted motivational stuff on Instagram and went to the protests. I think this really came as a shock to a lot of us. 'He shot his girlfriend this morning then went to shoot those cops. 'It's scary to think that's what he was thinking.' Officers Liu and Ramos were stationed in a new precinct on Saturday morning as part of a crime prevention strategy to deal with a recent influx of reports in that area. Hundreds of officers lined the driveway at Woodhull Hospital and slowly saluted as two ambulances left with the bodies of Ramos and Liu for the medical examiner's office. Widespread protests over the death of Garner, and the grand jury's later actions showed huge levels of suspicion and distrust of law enforcement and the justice system. Last week officers were assaulted on the Brooklyn Bridge, where thousands of demonstrators gathered. An eyewitness who spoke to The Daily Beast said that 'a lot of people were clapping and laughing' following the murder of the two police officers. 'Some were saying, "They deserved it," and another was shouting at the cops, "Serves them right because you mistreat people!'said the man, identified as Carlos. Officers have complained that the citizens, as well as politicians including mayor Bill de Blasio, turned their back on them, while protesters routinely refer to the police as murderers and racists. De Blasio branded the attack 'a particularly despicable act which goes at the very heart of our society and our democracy.' 'Every New Yorker should feel they were attacked, that our entire city was attacked, by this heinous individual,' said de Blasio. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9133581553.jpg Turned away: The video grab shows every police officer turning their back to de Blasio as he walks past http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9133577648.jpg 'They were quite literally assassinated': Commissioner William Bratton slammed the attacks at a conference http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...28_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9139658302.jpg Emotional: De Blasio said it is not a time for politics, adding that the shooting is an attack on all New Yorkers http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9133642286.jpg Tears: A police officer pauses as he listens to New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton and Mayor Bill de Blasio at a news conference at Woodhull Hospital following the killing of officers Ramos and Liu http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9139667099.jpg Anti-police sentiments: Dozens of officers looked shaken by the news following weeks of anti-police protests Community reacts to NYPD officers shot while on duty: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...67_636x358.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9134094204.jpg Salute: An ambulance carrying one of the two dead officers was saluted by a Fire Department honor guard http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9134099149.jpg Emotions running high: Officers were tearful and solemn as the motorcade made its way to Manhattan http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/...9134104051.jpg Concerns: Officials said all officers in uniform will now fear for their lives following the unprovoked attack 'When a police officer is murdered it tears at the foundation of our society. It is an attack on all of us.' However, senior figures of the police department speaking later laid the blame on de Blasio for failing to quash anti-police sentiments in the city. Hundreds of NYPD members turned their backs on de Blasio as he entered a news conference at Woodhull Hospital on Saturday afternoon. A petition for de Blasio's resignation already amassed more than 5,000 signatures in just two hours. A statement from the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association said: 'The mayor's hands are literally dripping with our blood because of his words, actions and policies and we have, for the first time in a number of years, become a "wartime" police department. We will act accordingly.' Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik echoed the statement: 'De Blasio, Sharpton and all those who encouraged this anti-cop, racist mentality all have blood on their hands.' Quote:
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