Thousands of police officers filled the streets on a rainy Sunday morning outside a Brooklyn funeral home to pay their respects to Wenjian Liu, one of two NYPD officers who was gunned down last month while sitting in a patrol car.
"All of our city is heartbroken today," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during his remarks at the funeral, his voice quiet and shaking. "All of the city is feeling the pain right now."
Many, but not all, of the police officers gathered outside turned their backs while de Blasio spoke at the funeral, despite earlier urging from NPYD Police Commissioner William Bratton not to do so. Read more...
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