Bratton Praises 'Two of New York City's Finest'

NYPD Officers Wenjian Liu, 32, and Rafael Ramos, 40, were gunned down shortly before 3 p.m. while sitting in their marked police car in Brooklyn. (NYPD handout)

Bratton Praises 'Two of New York City's Finest'

Saturday, 20 Dec 2014 09:40 PM

By Todd Beamon

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The New York City police officers killed in what Commissioner William Bratton described as an assassination were Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu.

Liu, 32, had been on the force for seven years. He got married two months ago, Bratton said at a news conference.

Ramos, 40, joined the department in January 2012. He had previously worked as a school safety agent, which falls under the agency.

He was married and had a 13-year-old son.

"Two of New York's finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation," Bratton said at a news conference. "They were quite simply assassinated and targeted for their uniform and the responsibility they embraced to keep the people of this city safe."

While the officers worked out of a different police precinct, they were assigned to the Brooklyn neighborhood as part of a critical response unit because of an increase in shootings in a nearby housing complex, Bratton said.

Liu and Ramos were stationed outside the complex, sitting in their marked squad car when Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, approached them at 2:47 p.m. and fired through the passenger-side window.

He struck both officers in the head, Bratton said. Ramos was sitting in the driver's seat. Liu was on the passenger side.

"Officer Liu, and Officer Ramos never had the opportunity to draw their weapons and may never have actually seen the assailant or murderer," Bratton said.

Brinsley killed himself not long after the ambush on a nearby subway platform as he was pursued by police. He had shot his ex-girlfriend earlier Saturday in her apartment in suburban Baltimore, Bratton said.

She underwent surgery and was expected to survive.

"This is not the first time the department has seen violence," Bratton said, noting that partners have been killed together seven times since 1972 — "often in senseless, mindless assassinations without warning.

"Our officers know this from memorial walls in precincts and at headquarters," the commissioner added. "They hear it from the stories they hand down.

"Nevertheless, they do what we expect of them. They grief and mourn, but then they go out on the streets of the city and work to keep it safe every day and night.
"We will forget that mission," Bratton said. "We will never forget the two young men who lost their lives today."

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William J. Bratton was the Boston (MA) police commissioner, the Boston Metropolitan Police superintendent, the Los Angeles (CA) Police Department chief, is the New York City Police Department commissioner, and a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.

Note: Raymond W. Kelly was the New York City Police Department commissioner, an honorary president for the Police Athletic League of New York City, the Interpol VP for the Americas, and is a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.

Chuck Wexler is an executive director for the Police Executive Research Forum, and a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.

Kenneth Canterbury is the president of the Fraternal Order of Police, and a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.

Lee H. Hamilton is a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, David F. Hamilton’s uncle, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

David F. Hamilton is Lee H. Hamilton’s nephew, and was a canvasser for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

Sidley Austin LLP was the legal adviser for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now was the plaintiff in ACORN vs. Illinois State Board of Elections.

Barack Obama was the attorney for ACORN vs. Illinois State Board of Elections, an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and Obamacare is his signature policy initiative.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.                    

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

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Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and was the chairman for the RAND Corporation.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Harlem Children's Zone.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.

and is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.

James B. Steinberg was a director, foreign policy studies for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the deputy secretary of state for the Barack Obama administration, and an analyst for the RAND Corporation.

Leonard D. Schaeffer is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a trustee at the RAND Corporation.

RAND Corporation was a funder for the New York City Police Foundation, and is a contractor for Obamacare.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, the New York (NY) mayor, is the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety, and a co-chair for Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Thomas M. Menino was an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety, a co-chair for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, and the Boston (MA) mayor.

William J. Bratton was the Boston (MA) police commissioner, the Boston Metropolitan Police superintendent, the Los Angeles (CA) Police Department chief, is the New York City Police Department commissioner, and a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.