Those closest to the police officers fatally shot Saturday in what authorities are calling a revenge killing are expressing their sorrow and loss. Officers Wenjian Liu, 32, and Rafael Ramos, 40, were killed Saturday afternoon by gunman Ismaiiyl Brinsley, 28, who committed suicide in a subway station soon after the attack, according to authorities. He had stated online that he planned to kill officers because of the recent deaths of Eric Garner in Staten Island and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Both died in police custody. Ralph Castillo, a teaching pastor with the Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, where Ramos attended for 14 years and served as usher,...
- 12/21/2014
- by Alicia C. Dennis, @aliciacdennis
- PEOPLE.com
Those closest to the police officers fatally shot Saturday in what authorities are calling a revenge killing are expressing their sorrow and loss. Officers Wenjian Liu, 32, and Rafael Ramos, 40, were killed Saturday afternoon by gunman Ismaiiyl Brinsley, 28, who committed suicide in a subway station soon after the attack, according to authorities. He had stated online that he planned to kill officers because of the recent deaths of Eric Garner in Staten Island and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Both died in police custody. Ralph Castillo, a teaching pastor with the Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, where Ramos attended for 14 years and served as usher,...
- 12/21/2014
- by Alicia C. Dennis, @aliciacdennis
- PEOPLE.com
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