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| Mourners gather for funeral of second NYPD officer killed in ambush | Mourners gather for funeral of second NYPD officer killed in ambush |
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| Police, public officials and mourners from across the country are expected to gather Sunday morning at the Aievoli Funeral Home in Brooklyn to pay tribute to Detective Wenjian Liu, who was killed alongside his partner last month in an act of violence that has roiled New York City. | Police, public officials and mourners from across the country are expected to gather Sunday morning at the Aievoli Funeral Home in Brooklyn to pay tribute to Detective Wenjian Liu, who was killed alongside his partner last month in an act of violence that has roiled New York City. |
| It will be the second straight day of mourning for the 32-year-old officer. At Liu’s wake Saturday, more than 1,000 officers from across the country descended upon the funeral home, braving wet weather and cold temperatures in lines that stretched for blocks and lasted for hours, according to news reports. | It will be the second straight day of mourning for the 32-year-old officer. At Liu’s wake Saturday, more than 1,000 officers from across the country descended upon the funeral home, braving wet weather and cold temperatures in lines that stretched for blocks and lasted for hours, according to news reports. |
| A solemn day as we lay to rest NYPD Detective Liu, one of the Finest. We will never forget his sacrifice. pic.twitter.com/R4kByKZP5X — Commissioner Bratton (@CommissBratton) January 4, 2015 | |
| A solemn day as we lay to rest NYPD Detective Liu, one of the Finest. We will never forget his sacrifice. pic.twitter.com/R4kByKZP5X | |
| — Commissioner Bratton (@CommissBratton) January 4, 2015 | |
| About 100 officers from the 84th Pct. arrive in Bensonhurst ahead of funeral for NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu. pic.twitter.com/hS1QffyUKM — Mike Balsamo (@MikeBalsamo1) January 3, 2015 | About 100 officers from the 84th Pct. arrive in Bensonhurst ahead of funeral for NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu. pic.twitter.com/hS1QffyUKM — Mike Balsamo (@MikeBalsamo1) January 3, 2015 |
| About 100 officers from the 84th Pct. arrive in Bensonhurst ahead of funeral for NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu. pic.twitter.com/hS1QffyUKM | About 100 officers from the 84th Pct. arrive in Bensonhurst ahead of funeral for NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu. pic.twitter.com/hS1QffyUKM |
| — Mike Balsamo (@MikeBalsamo1) January 3, 2015 | — Mike Balsamo (@MikeBalsamo1) January 3, 2015 |
| Officers from across the country line up for NYPD Detective Wenjian Liu's wake. http://t.co/JBvWDKlykS pic.twitter.com/igHu2egufn — PIX11 News (@PIX11News) January 3, 2015 | Officers from across the country line up for NYPD Detective Wenjian Liu's wake. http://t.co/JBvWDKlykS pic.twitter.com/igHu2egufn — PIX11 News (@PIX11News) January 3, 2015 |
| Officers from across the country line up for NYPD Detective Wenjian Liu's wake. http://t.co/JBvWDKlykS pic.twitter.com/igHu2egufn | Officers from across the country line up for NYPD Detective Wenjian Liu's wake. http://t.co/JBvWDKlykS pic.twitter.com/igHu2egufn |
| — PIX11 News (@PIX11News) January 3, 2015 | — PIX11 News (@PIX11News) January 3, 2015 |
| Among the attendees was Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who attended the wake two days after the death of his father — former New York governor Mario Cuomo. | Among the attendees was Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who attended the wake two days after the death of his father — former New York governor Mario Cuomo. |
| “This is really a tragic story,” Cuomo (D) said, referring to Liu’s killing, according to NBC New York. | “This is really a tragic story,” Cuomo (D) said, referring to Liu’s killing, according to NBC New York. |
| “She’s now a widow,” he said, in a reference to the detective’s wife. “This is really pointless. They did nothing wrong. It wasn’t about them. It was pure and random hatred.” | “She’s now a widow,” he said, in a reference to the detective’s wife. “This is really pointless. They did nothing wrong. It wasn’t about them. It was pure and random hatred.” |
| Liu, a seven-year veteran of the police force, was in a patrol car with his partner, Rafael Ramos, in Bedford-Stuyvesant when they were shot. The gunman — 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, an emotionally disturbed man with a long history of violence — had vowed to kill police as revenge for recent killings of unarmed black men by white police officers in Missouri and New York. | Liu, a seven-year veteran of the police force, was in a patrol car with his partner, Rafael Ramos, in Bedford-Stuyvesant when they were shot. The gunman — 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, an emotionally disturbed man with a long history of violence — had vowed to kill police as revenge for recent killings of unarmed black men by white police officers in Missouri and New York. |
| Liu, who recently married, moved to New York from China with his family in 1994. He is thought to be the first Chinese American officer killed in the line of duty in New York. Ramos, a 40-year-old husband and father, was entering his second year as an officer and planned to become a chaplain. Both men were posthumously promoted to detective first grade. | Liu, who recently married, moved to New York from China with his family in 1994. He is thought to be the first Chinese American officer killed in the line of duty in New York. Ramos, a 40-year-old husband and father, was entering his second year as an officer and planned to become a chaplain. Both men were posthumously promoted to detective first grade. |
| RELATED: Friends and relatives say slain officers fulfilled their dreams of becoming cops and were just getting started | RELATED: Friends and relatives say slain officers fulfilled their dreams of becoming cops and were just getting started |
| The funeral is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Eastern time and will include a Chinese ceremony led by Buddhist monks, as well as a traditional police funeral led by a chaplain, according to the Associated Press. | The funeral is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Eastern time and will include a Chinese ceremony led by Buddhist monks, as well as a traditional police funeral led by a chaplain, according to the Associated Press. |
| Funeral arrangements were postponed so members of Liu’s family in China could acquire the necessary documentation to make the overseas trip, according to the New York Times. | Funeral arrangements were postponed so members of Liu’s family in China could acquire the necessary documentation to make the overseas trip, according to the New York Times. |
| Relatives weep at slain NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu's wake – New York Daily News http://t.co/hL9RpJSFE7 pic.twitter.com/0D3avLBkpP — Doyle Industries (@DoyleGlobal) January 4, 2015 | Relatives weep at slain NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu's wake – New York Daily News http://t.co/hL9RpJSFE7 pic.twitter.com/0D3avLBkpP — Doyle Industries (@DoyleGlobal) January 4, 2015 |
| Relatives weep at slain NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu's wake – New York Daily News http://t.co/hL9RpJSFE7 pic.twitter.com/0D3avLBkpP | Relatives weep at slain NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu's wake – New York Daily News http://t.co/hL9RpJSFE7 pic.twitter.com/0D3avLBkpP |
| — Doyle Industries (@DoyleGlobal) January 4, 2015 | — Doyle Industries (@DoyleGlobal) January 4, 2015 |
| Like the wake, the ceremony is expected to draw hundreds of officers. Morgan Johnston, a spokesman for JetBlue, said the airline has flown 1,146 officers to New York for Liu’s funeral. Johnston said JetBlue worked with a partner airline to bring Liu’s family from China. | Like the wake, the ceremony is expected to draw hundreds of officers. Morgan Johnston, a spokesman for JetBlue, said the airline has flown 1,146 officers to New York for Liu’s funeral. Johnston said JetBlue worked with a partner airline to bring Liu’s family from China. |
| FBI Director James B. Comey will attend the funeral at the behest of President Obama. Vice President Biden attended Ramos’s funeral Dec. 27. | FBI Director James B. Comey will attend the funeral at the behest of President Obama. Vice President Biden attended Ramos’s funeral Dec. 27. |
| New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton were saluted by officers as they arrived at Saturday’s wake. The show of respect was a markedly different reception than the one the mayor received a week earlier, when some officers turned their backs on him in protest while he spoke at Ramos’s funeral. | New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton were saluted by officers as they arrived at Saturday’s wake. The show of respect was a markedly different reception than the one the mayor received a week earlier, when some officers turned their backs on him in protest while he spoke at Ramos’s funeral. |
| In a memo read at roll calls Friday and Saturday, Bratton urged officers to avoid making political statements during Liu’s funeral. | In a memo read at roll calls Friday and Saturday, Bratton urged officers to avoid making political statements during Liu’s funeral. |
| “A hero’s funeral is about grieving, not grievance,” the memo said. “I issue no mandates, and I make no threats of discipline, but I remind you that when you don the uniform of this department, you are bound by the tradition, honor and decency that go with it.” | “A hero’s funeral is about grieving, not grievance,” the memo said. “I issue no mandates, and I make no threats of discipline, but I remind you that when you don the uniform of this department, you are bound by the tradition, honor and decency that go with it.” |
| At the wake, Liu’s uniformed body was laid out in an open casket, with his NYPD badge and hat, according to the New York Daily News. Nearby, the paper reported, amid candles and burning incense, a white banner offered a message in Chinese: “His bravery is still with us.” | At the wake, Liu’s uniformed body was laid out in an open casket, with his NYPD badge and hat, according to the New York Daily News. Nearby, the paper reported, amid candles and burning incense, a white banner offered a message in Chinese: “His bravery is still with us.” |