2 NYPD officers fatally shot, suspect dead, police say

The fatal shootings of NYPD Police Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos came after weeks of protests in city streets protesting the lack of a grand jury indictment in the deaths of two unarmed black men, Eric Garner and Michael Brown, at the hands of police. NYPD union officials have also attacked Mayor Bill de Blasio, saying he has the "blood" of the officers on his hands.

Boyce: Can't thank those two Con Ed workers enough.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:21:38 PM
Boyce: Two Con Ed workers chased him in their truck. They alerted the police.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:21:22 PM

"The events of the past weeks ... have made it clear that we must come together ... against this and all acts of violence": @scottmstringer

by Emily Ngo via twitter 12/21/2014 2:32:01 AM
#NYPD out in force outside Woodhull as bodies of fallen officers to be taken from hospital & transported to ME. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5WDvzBIEAADaH8.jpg

by Nicole Fuller via twitter 12/21/2014 2:33:18 AM
Somber moment as police line up before ambulances that will take slain officers from the hospital http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5WDJA9IIAA95Q7.jpg

by Tedephillips via twitter 12/21/2014 2:33:42 AM
The officers, Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, 40, were shot execution-style at point-blank range in the ambush attack near the intersection of Myrtle and Tompkins Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant at 2:43 p.m., police said.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 2:38:41 AM
Slain NYPD officers bodies leave the hospital #newsday http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5WLSeCIQAAF5gb.jpg

by Tedephillips via twitter 12/21/2014 2:45:00 AM
Flags to be lowered tonight, not tomorrow, for #NYPD officers, per Mayor @BilldeBlasio's office

by Emily Ngo via twitter 12/21/2014 2:45:14 AM
"The blood is not on his hands," Giuliani on @BilldeBlasio, says past mayors also lost POs, but adds dB "ineffective" on protests. @1010WINS

by Emily Ngo via twitter 12/21/2014 8:33:53 PM
"The people in this city were used to not letting protesters taking our streets," Giuliani on @1010WINS on @BilldeBlasio can win #NYPD trust

by Emily Ngo via twitter 12/21/2014 8:34:00 PM
Robert Boyce, NYPD Chief of Detectives: We're looking at the suspect's Facebook, Instagram and GMail accounts. We've recovered his phone.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:11:08 PM
Boyce: At about 10:50 a.m. he arrived in New York City. Apparently, he took a Bolt bus to the West Side.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:13:40 PM
Boyce: We're working very closely with Baltimore police.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:14:13 PM
Boyce: His mother has expressed fear of him.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:14:35 PM
Boyce: He attempted suicide in the past.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:14:48 PM
Boyce: He is estranged from his sisters. The gun he had was not reported as stolen.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:15:32 PM
Boyce: We have recovered five videos at the scene, none of which depict the homicide.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:16:03 PM
Boyce: He was born here in Brooklyn. We do believe he was here in New York earlier in the week.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:17:37 PM
Boyce: He took the Bolt bus from Maryland to here. That's preliminary information right now.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:18:26 PM
Boyce: We did recover two Metro cards from his person. In Brooklyn, he has a child with a woman. He is estranged from here. His mom lives in Brooklyn.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:19:35 PM
Boyce: All his troubles seem to be in the South, in Georgia.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:19:55 PM
Boyce: If anybody's seen him, we need to know that.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:20:56 PM
Boyce: All the bullets are accounted for.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:25:39 PM
Brooklyn Borough President holding a candlelight vigil at 6 pm at Myrtle and Tompkins tonight for officers Ramos and Liu.

by johnasbury via twitter 12/21/2014 9:26:15 PM
Boyce: We believe he was here earlier in the week, but that's still undetermined.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:27:41 PM
.@BarackObama phoned @CommissBratton this morning, offered "full support for any possible assistance in the days and weeks ahead," per pool

by Emily Ngo via twitter 12/21/2014 9:28:27 PM
Boyce: I have no reports of mental history yet from our investigation. That doesn't mean it won't come.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:56:50 PM
Boyce: We can get most of his movements, but there's a gap that we haven't accounted for yet.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:56:56 PM
Boyce: The suspected gunman ranted about police on social media.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:56:59 PM
Boyce: Right now we have no gang affiliation at all.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:57:06 PM
Boyce: Most of his rants are on the Instagram account.

by mandy.hofmockel 12/21/2014 9:57:08 PM
Visitors at the vigil in Brooklyn are leaving candles and shaking hands with NYPD officers.

by johnasbury via twitter 12/21/2014 11:12:16 PM
NYC Councilman Rory Lancman of Queens said de Blasio has been responsible and measured in police relations, union has to be constructive.

by johnasbury via twitter 12/21/2014 11:12:22 PM
Lancman: "The city hasn't turned its back on police. We love our officers and here tonight because mourn brothers and sisters."

by johnasbury via twitter 12/21/2014 11:12:23 PM
Church group marching to Brooklyn vigil singing, "Let it Shine."

by johnasbury via twitter 12/21/2014 11:12:25 PM

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