Two New York City policemen were shot dead ambush style in their patrol car.

The initial evidence is that it was a revenge killing, but caution that in such events initial evidence can be wrong.

From The NY Post, Gunman kills self after 2 NYPD cops shot dead ‘execution style’ as ‘revenge’ for Garner:

Two uniformed NYPD officers were shot dead Saturday afternoon as they sat in their marked police car on a Brooklyn street corner — in what investigators believe was a crazed gunman’s execution-style mission to avenge Eric Garner and Michael Brown. “It’s an execution,” one law enforcement source said of the 3 p.m. shooting of the two officers, whose names were being withheld pending family notification of their deaths. The tragic heroes were working overtime as part of an anti-terrorism drill when they were shot point-blank in their heads by the lone gunman, who approached them on foot from the sidewalk at the corner of Myrtle and Tompkins avenues in Bed-Stuy. “I’m Putting Wings on Pigs Today,” a person believed to be the gunman wrote on Instagram in a message posted just three hours before the officers were shot through their front passenger window.



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(Update) The murdered policemen have been identified as Rafael Ramos and Wenjin Liu.

NYPD officers Wenjian Lu and Rafael Ramos "targeted for their uniform” yesterday http://t.co/a12NYD7jZx pic.twitter.com/AD4RZbsCxt — New York Post (@nypost) December 21, 2014

These two images purport to be from the shooter’s Instagram account, but that is not yet confirmed (via NY Post):

In the distance you can see the police car both officers were sitting in when they were ambushed #nypd https://t.co/oxLEX1veWs — Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 20, 2014

Another sad day for #NYPD. Please pray for the families of our two slain officers. We will never forget You. pic.twitter.com/iaDOid7yRD — NYPD 106th Precinct (@NYPD106Pct) December 20, 2014

Gunman crept up on car opened fire boasting 'they take one of ours let's take 2 of theirs' http://t.co/GfDAfZeyUO pic.twitter.com/LmMTv3u9We — slone (@slone) December 20, 2014

We all saw this coming @TheRevAl, and you did NOTHING! Did you think this was a joke? http://t.co/LOsMh4hndU @GayPatriot — Justin King (@YoJustinKing) December 20, 2014

Things about to get very bad here in NY. — Jazz Shaw (@JazzShaw) December 20, 2014

AG Eric Holder now: killing of two NYC police officers was 'unspeakable act of barbarism' #NYPD pic.twitter.com/2BP5W3Bff6 — LegalTimes (@Legal_Times) December 21, 2014

.@TheRevAl will hold press conference with mother & widow of #EricGarner in NYC Sun denouncing #NYPD officer killings pic.twitter.com/tdnAD2MmPx — LESLIE MAYES TV (@LeslieMayesTV) December 21, 2014

Video RAW: NYPD officers turn their backs on Mayor de Blasio at police presser http://t.co/VKZuLLPCFl — Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) December 21, 2014

The blood of 2 executed police officers is on the hands of Mayor de Blasio. May God bless their families and may they rest in peace. — SBA (@SBANYPD) December 21, 2014

Officers lining up waiting for bodies of PO Ramos and PO Liu to leave Woodhull Hospital #NYPD pic.twitter.com/Ad6Ite6FUV — katie honan (@katie_honan) December 21, 2014

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