NYPD Cops Assasinated: ‘Targeted For the Uniform,’ Says Commissioner William Bratton

Two New York City police officers were “assassinated,” shot “execution-style” as they sat in their patrol vehicle in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, city officials said.

Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos

Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos

NYPD Commissioner William Bratton said the two officers were shot with “no warning, no provocation.”

“Two of New York’s finest were shot and killed, with no warning, no provocation,” Bratton said. “They were quite simply assassinated — targeted for their uniform.”

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio described the shooting of the two as they sat in a critical response vehicle in a Broklyn housing project as being carried out “execution style.”

Officers Wenjian Liu and Raphael Ramos were sitting in their vehicle shortly before 3 p.m. when a man approached the car on the passenger side, took a “shooter’s stance” and opened fire, Bratton said.

Liu and Ramos may have not even seen the gunman before they were shot, Bratton said.

Georgia resident, Ismaaiyl Brinsley has been identified as the shooter.

Ismaaiyl Brinsley - Facebook

Ismaaiyl Brinsley – Facebook