Two New York City police officers are shot and killed in a brazen ambush in Brooklyn
Two New York City police officers are shot and killed in a brazen ambush in Brooklyn
(about 1 hour later)
RT @ClaraHersh: About 100 cops at the corner of Marcy & Tompkins. Praying the cops injured are ok. So surreal. pic.twitter.com/LalauSuli8 — Michael Rusch (@weeddude) December 20, 2014
Two uniformed New York police officers were shot and killed by a suspect in a brazen ambush while they sat in their patrol car Saturday afternoon, according to police.
RT @ClaraHersh: About 100 cops at the corner of Marcy & Tompkins. Praying the cops injured are ok. So surreal. pic.twitter.com/LalauSuli8
Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot in the head and rushed to Brooklyn’s Woodhull Medical Center, where they were later pronounced dead, according to New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who spoke at a news conference Saturday evening.
— Michael Rusch (@weeddude) December 20, 2014
After the shooting, the suspect, who Bratton identified as Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, ran up the street and was pursued by other officers into the subway station, where he was found with a gunshot wound that appeared to be self-inflicted, according to the New York Times. He was declared dead at a nearby hospital, the paper reported.
Two uniformed New York police officers were shot and killed in a brazen ambush while they sat in their patrol car Saturday afternoon, according to police.
The shooting occurred about 3 p.m. outside of the Tompkins Houses, near Myrtle and Tompkins avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, according to the Daily News. Both officers were participating in an anti-terrorism drill and were shot at point-blank range by the gunman, who approached their marked vehicle from the passenger side and fired through the front passenger side window, according to police.
Both officers were shot in the head and rushed to Brooklyn’s Woodhull Medical Center, where they were later pronounced dead, according to news reports.
Our prayers are with the family of the 2 #NYPD who lost there lives today. #BeSafe — NYPD 52nd Precinct (@NYPD52Pct) December 20, 2014
Our prayers are with the family of the 2 #NYPD who lost there lives today. #BeSafe
— NYPD 52nd Precinct (@NYPD52Pct) December 20, 2014
Both officers from the @NYPD84Pct One is a 7 year veteran the other 2 years. #NYPD — Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 20, 2014
Both officers from the @NYPD84Pct One is a 7 year veteran the other 2 years. #NYPD
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 20, 2014
After the shooting, the suspect, who remains unidentified, ran up the street and was pursued by other officers into the subway station, where he was found with a gunshot wound that appeared to be self-inflicted, according to the New York Times. He was declared dead at a nearby hospital, the paper reported.
Two NYPD cops sitting in patrol car in Brooklyn shot by gunman in "ambush" shooting: sources. http://t.co/dksNV2sczA pic.twitter.com/KeW8LGbkCa — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 20, 2014
Two NYPD cops sitting in patrol car in Brooklyn shot by gunman in "ambush" shooting: sources. http://t.co/dksNV2sczA pic.twitter.com/KeW8LGbkCa
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 20, 2014
The shooting occurred around 3 p.m. outside of the Tompkins Houses, near Myrtle and Tompkins avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, according to the Daily News. Both officers were participating in an anti-terrorism drill and were shot at point-blank range by the gunman who approached their marked vehicle, according to the New York Post.
“The perp came out of the houses, walked up behind the car and lit them up,” a police official told the Daily News.
“The perp came out of the houses, walked up behind the car and lit them up,” a police official told the Daily News.
A law enforcement official said the gunman started “pumping bullets” into the officer’s car, the Post reported.
A law enforcement official said the gunman started “pumping bullets” into the officer’s car, the Post reported.
“It’s an execution,” a separate law enforcement source told the Post.
“It’s an execution,” a separate law enforcement source told the Post.
Eerily quiet here where two cops were shot in the head ambush style #nypd https://t.co/FcwUZHs65T — Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 20, 2014
Several hours before the shooting, a man believed to be the gunman wrote: “I’m putting wings on pigs today” on his Instagram page, the Post reported. The images showed a silver-colored handgun with wooden grips and a pair of camouflage pants and blue tennis shoes that appear to match those worn by the suspect, based on images of the suspect that show him being transported to the hospital. The Instagram photos use hashtags for Michael Brown and Eric Garner and appear to indicate that the shootings were an act of revenge.
Eerily quiet here where two cops were shot in the head ambush style #nypd https://t.co/FcwUZHs65T
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 20, 2014
Eerily quiet here where two cops were shot in the head ambush style #nypd https://t.co/FcwUZHs65T — Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 20, 2014
Eerily quiet here where two cops were shot in the head ambush style #nypd https://t.co/FcwUZHs65T
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 20, 2014
Several hours before the shooting, a man believed to be the gunman wrote, “I’m putting wings on pigs today” on his Instagram page, the Post reported. The images showed a silver handgun with a wooden handle and a pair of camouflage pants and blue tennis shoes that appear to match those worn by the suspect as he was circulated by the media that show him being transported to the hospital. The photos use hashtags for Michael Brown and Eric Garner and appear to indicate that the shootings were an act of revenge.
“They Take 1 Of Ours … Let’s Take 2 of Theirs,” the post said, before adding, “This May Be My Final Post.”
“They Take 1 Of Ours … Let’s Take 2 of Theirs,” the post said, before adding, “This May Be My Final Post.”
Instagram posts from the man who gunned down two NYPD cops in Bklyn, then committed suicide, dept. sources tell me. pic.twitter.com/tLCUv3DH9S — Ryan Gorman (@GormoJourno) December 20, 2014
Through his National Action Network, the Rev. Al Sharpton released a statement several hours after the shooting condemning the use of violence as a means of affecting change.
Instagram posts from the man who gunned down two NYPD cops in Bklyn, then committed suicide, dept. sources tell me. pic.twitter.com/tLCUv3DH9S
“I have spoken to the Garner family and we are outraged by the early reports of the police killed in Brooklyn today,” Sharpton said the statement. “Any use of the names of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, in connection with any violence or killing of police, is reprehensible and against the pursuit of justice in both cases.”
— Ryan Gorman (@GormoJourno) December 20, 2014
‘#ShootThePolice’: Gunman’s online rants before gunning down two NYPD officers, killing self: http://t.co/TEXi4416pT pic.twitter.com/eMjVfhtxh1 — Ryan Gorman (@GormoJourno) December 20, 2014
‘#ShootThePolice’: Gunman’s online rants before gunning down two NYPD officers, killing self: http://t.co/TEXi4416pT pic.twitter.com/eMjVfhtxh1
— Ryan Gorman (@GormoJourno) December 20, 2014
Through his National Action Network, the Rev. Al Sharpton released a statement several hours after the shooting condemning the use of violence as a means of affecting change.
“I have spoken to the Garner family and we are outraged by the early reports of the police killed in Brooklyn today, Any use of the names of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, in connection with any violence or killing of police, is reprehensible and against the pursuit of justice in both cases.” An eye for an leaves the whole world blind. We all at NAN express our prayers and condolences to the families of the 2 NYC officers. — Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) December 20, 2014 [This post has been updated multiple times.]
“I have spoken to the Garner family and we are outraged by the early reports of the police killed in Brooklyn today, Any use of the names of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, in connection with any violence or killing of police, is reprehensible and against the pursuit of justice in both cases.”
An eye for an leaves the whole world blind. We all at NAN express our prayers and condolences to the families of the 2 NYC officers. — Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) December 20, 2014
An eye for an leaves the whole world blind. We all at NAN express our prayers and condolences to the families of the 2 NYC officers.
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) December 20, 2014
