Thousands of NYPD officers turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio as his speech at Officer Rafael Ramoss funeral Saturday morning.
*Joe Jackson @joejackson
Cops turning their backs on Mayor de Blasio outside #RafaelRamos funeral didnt appear prearranged; began in 1 section, then seemed to spread
The NYPDs ceremonial unit gave Officer Ramoss widow an American flag.
*Rosa Flores ✔ @RosaFlores
#nypd helicopters in formation for the funeral of officer #rafaelramos more on @CNN https://vine.co/v/OHPbhz0IIBu
Airliner Jet Blue sent officers around the country to Ramoss funeral.
*New York Daily News ✔ @NYDailyNews
@JetBlue provided nearly 700 cops from around the country with free flights to attend Officer Rafael Ramos' funeral. http://nydn.us/1JVgSPt 9:14 AM - 27 Dec 2014 700 cops flying to Rafael Ramos funeral for free on JetBlue The New York-based carrier was also working with a partner airline Friday to help relatives of murdered Officer Wenjian Liu fly from China.
New York Daily News @NYDailyNews
Last Saturday, 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley shot Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in their patrol car, parked at the Bedford-Stuyvesant Area of Brooklyn at 2:47 PM. Earlier that day, Brinsley posted a photo of a gun with the caption, Im Putting Wings on Pigs Today
Lets Take 2 of Theirs #ShootThePolice #RIPErivGarner #RIPMikeBrown This May Be My Final Post
Im Putting Pigs in A Blanket.
Brinsley shot himself in a G-Train subway station after ambushing the officers.
Its difficult to find the words, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton said last Saturday night. They were quite simply assassinated, targeted for their uniform.
Both officers were promoted posthumously to detectives first class. Bratton also appointed Ramos as an honorary chaplain, according to CNN.