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New York gunman told public 'watch what I'm going to do' | New York gunman told public 'watch what I'm going to do' |
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The man who shot dead two New York police officers told members of the public "watch what I'm going to do" shortly before the attack, police say. | The man who shot dead two New York police officers told members of the public "watch what I'm going to do" shortly before the attack, police say. |
Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, had a history of violence and mental instability. | Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, had a history of violence and mental instability. |
Candlelit vigils have been held in New York in memory of the two officers, Liu Wenjin and Raphael Ramos. | Candlelit vigils have been held in New York in memory of the two officers, Liu Wenjin and Raphael Ramos. |
Brinsley shot them as they sat in their patrol car in Brooklyn before running into a nearby subway station and reportedly shooting himself. | |
He had posted messages on social media saying he would kill police officers in retaliation for the death of Eric Garner, a black man who died when white police officers arrested him. | He had posted messages on social media saying he would kill police officers in retaliation for the death of Eric Garner, a black man who died when white police officers arrested him. |
The Rev Al Sharpton, a prominent civil rights activist, said Mr Garner's family had no connection to the gunman and called the killings "reprehensible". | The Rev Al Sharpton, a prominent civil rights activist, said Mr Garner's family had no connection to the gunman and called the killings "reprehensible". |
Community leaders have called for peace and the mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, has ordered flags across the city to be flown at half-mast. | |
'Self-despair and anger' | 'Self-despair and anger' |
Brinsley, 28, had been arrested at least 19 times and had a troubled childhood so violent that his mother was afraid of him, police said. | Brinsley, 28, had been arrested at least 19 times and had a troubled childhood so violent that his mother was afraid of him, police said. |
In online postings, he expressed "self-despair and anger at himself and where his life was'', Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said. | In online postings, he expressed "self-despair and anger at himself and where his life was'', Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said. |
Before the shootings, Brinsley shot and wounded a former girlfriend. | Before the shootings, Brinsley shot and wounded a former girlfriend. |
The killings come at a tense time, with nationwide protests over the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police officers. | The killings come at a tense time, with nationwide protests over the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police officers. |
At one of the memorials, Lucy Ramos, an aunt of Officer Ramos, said she hoped "we can move forward and find an amicable path to a peaceful coexistence". | At one of the memorials, Lucy Ramos, an aunt of Officer Ramos, said she hoped "we can move forward and find an amicable path to a peaceful coexistence". |
The attacks have also put pressure on the New York mayor. | |
Officers turned their back on him at a news conference, angry at what they saw as his support for protests against the police. | Officers turned their back on him at a news conference, angry at what they saw as his support for protests against the police. |