Barack Obama condemned the murder of police officers in New York – BBC Russian

• December 21, 2014

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Colleagues of the dead and many New Yorkers shocked by what had happened

President Barack Obama expressed his condolences to the families of two police officers shot dead in New York City during a patrol.

In a statement, Obama, along with words of condemnation of the murder of states that “police officers deserve all the respect and gratitude”.

On Saturday evening in Brooklyn armed man approached the patrol car and opened fire on the police are in it, aiming at the head.

After this killer ran to the nearest metro station and shot himself.

Without Warning

As the Commissioner of the New York Police Bill Bratton, patrol were killed “without warning, without provocation – just like that “.

The attacker threatened to take revenge for the death of a police officer bla cks

The gunman – 28-year-old Ismail Brinsley – before the attack published in the social network a few messages with threats to the police and vowed to take revenge on them for the deaths of African Americans.

Under the last message Brinsley put “likes” about 200 users .

The victims of murders in New York City in a 32-year-old native of Southeast Asia Wenjian Liu and 40-year-old Latino Rafael Ramos.

Commenting on the incident, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that everyone who sees a message with such a threat, is obliged to report it to the authorities.

The incident happened on the background of mass protests related to the justification of white police officers who were accused of causing the death of blacks.