Career criminal assassinates two BK cops in Bed-Stuy; police union and pols blame DeBlasio and Holder
The murders:
- Video: The Bratton/DeBlasio press conference [WCBS]
- Con ed workers attempted to stop killer after shooting [NY Post]
Anger and accusations:
- Former Gov. Pataki blames Eric Holder and DeBlasio [NYTimes]
- Video: Cops literally turn backs on DeBlasio [NY Post]
- Police union says DeBlasio has “blood on [his] hands” [Daily News]
- Guiliani: Obama “propaganda” led to “anti-police” hatred [Talking Points Memo]
- Sharpton denounces killing [USA Today]
- From “a statement purporting to be from the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association”: “We have, for the first time in a number of years, become a ‘wartime’ police department. We will act accordingly.” [NYTimes]
The victims:
- 13-year-old son of victim of Rafael Ramos: “I will never forget you. RIP Dad.” [Daily News]
- Wenjian Liu recently married [Daily Mail]
The shooter:
- Suspected of being part of anti-cop prison gang Black Guerrilla Family [Daily News]
- The shooter’s threat: “they Take 1 of Ours……Let’s take 2 of Theirs.” [Daily News]
Probably not-representative Tweets:
- #BlueLivesMatter Tweeters blame DeBlasio, Obama, Sharpton [TheBKBridge]
- People celebrating the killing [The Blaze]
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