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The 'Execution' of Two Police in Brooklyn (PHOTOS)

Tragedy in Blue

The death of two New York police officers has shocked the city, and led people to wonder about the motives of the killer.

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An ambulance carrying one of the two New York Police officers who were shot dead passes by a New York Fire Department honor guard along Broadway in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on  December 20, 2014.

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A police officers block off the scene of the shooting of two New York Police officers shot dead in Brooklyn on Dec. 20, 2014. A gunman killed the two cops as they sat in their squad car on Saturday and then turned his weapon on himself, the New York Times reported.

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New York Police Commissioner William Bratton speaks as New York Mayor Bill de Blasio looks on at a news conference at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York December 20, 2014. The gunman had posted anti-police statements on social media before he ambushed and fatally shot two New York police officers.

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The suspect, who shot his girlfriend in Baltimore earlier in the day, was apparently motivated by the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.

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People arrive at Woodhull Hospital after two New York Police officers were shot dead in Brooklyn.

 

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Officers secures the scene of the shooting.

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Investigators work at the scene.

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Investigators map out the crime scene following today's execution of two New york City police officers.

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Policemen at the scene of the shooting of two New York Police officers on Saturday.

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A policeman stands guard where two New York Police officers were shot dead on Saturday.

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Police stand guard at the scene of a shooting of two New York Police officers in the Brooklyn.

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Police standby at the location where two NYPD officers were shot dead in Brooklyn

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A policeman puts up crime scene tape at the scene of the shooting.

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The skyline of Manhattan is seen in the background as investigators work at the scene where two NYPD officers were shot, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.

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