According to AP sources, both officers have succumbed to gunshot wounds. Earlier reports suggested that one was still alive but in critical condition in hospital.
BREAKING: AP sources: 2nd NYC officer dies after gunman
ambushes them in cruiser; suspect kills self.
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 20,
2014
The shooting took place in Brooklyn outside of the Tompkins
Houses at around 3pm. The shooter reportedly came out of the
building before shooting the officers patrolling the area.
According to the
witnesses he then ran away into the subway where he was either
shot by police chasing him or died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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The wounded officers were rushed to Woodhull Hospital in “grave” condition as at least one of them was hit in the head.
“It’s an execution,” a law enforcement source told The Post about the ambush.
According to preliminary reports, the uniformed officers were working overtime as part of an anti-terrorism drill as they sat in their marked police car on a Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, street corner.
Photo's from the scene: #NYPD @NYPDnews pic.twitter.com/3nzh3IFabp
— Silver Surfer (@RobPulseNews) December
20, 2014
According to the Post sources, the gunman could be a fugitive who
recently murdered his girlfriend in Baltimore. Several hours
before the shooting the suspected gunman posted a picture of an
automatic pistol with a message on Instagram.
“I’m Putting Wings on Pigs Today,” he wrote with hashtags #RIPErivGarner and #RIPMikeBrown. “They Take 1 Of Ours … Let’s Take 2 of Theirs.”
DETAILS: 2 #NYPD cops shot
‘execution style’ in #Brooklyn,
shooter reportedly dead http://t.co/36I02NkB8H pic.twitter.com/0KfLULomQM
— RT (@RT_com) December
20, 2014
“This May Be My Final Post,” he concluded. The suspect’s
Instagram account was blocked following the shooting.
Two Police Officers have been shot in the 79 pct. please pray
for them
— NYPD 121st Precinct (@NYPD121Pct) December
20, 2014
The incident occurred as New York officers and police nationwide
are being widely criticized for their brutal tactics against
suspects, especially African Americans. Over the past weeks tens
of thousands of Americans across the country joined in massive
marches against the killing of unarmed black men by police.
READ MORE: #ICantBreathe: Thousands march against police brutality across US (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
The protesters spoke out against grand jury decisions not to indict the white officers responsible for the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. They staged rallies and ‘die-ins’ under the banners ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Justice for All.’
Witnesses say cops were shot in their car @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/FzkePufUkL
— Renee Stoll (@ReneeStollABC7) December
20, 2014
PHOTOS: From the scene of the shooting of 2 police officers in
Brooklyn. http://t.co/pNRPcCixNo pic.twitter.com/n33E51o3kV
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) December
20, 2014