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| A gunman has shot dead two police officers sitting inside a patrol car in New York before killing himself. | A gunman has shot dead two police officers sitting inside a patrol car in New York before killing himself. |
| The shooting took place on Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood. Both officers were rushed to hospital where they were pronounced dead. | The shooting took place on Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood. Both officers were rushed to hospital where they were pronounced dead. |
| The suspect ran into a subway station near the scene of the attack where he then shot himself, officials say. | |
| It is not clear yet why the officers, both men, were attacked. | |
| Police have cordoned off the area near the shooting and blocked access to pedestrians. | |
| Deputy Inspector Michael Deddo, of Brooklyn's 66th Precinct police, tweeted: "Our prayers are with our fellow NYPD brothers who were executed in the line of duty today in Brooklyn". | |
| The last fatal shooting of a New York police officer was in 2011. | |
| The shootings come at a tense time, with widespread anger at recent decisions not to prosecute white policemen over the death of unarmed black men. | |
| The rulings sparked demonstrations across the country and inflamed tensions between police and the African American community. |