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Two NYPD officers 'assassinated' on duty in Brooklyn

Two NYPD officers 'assassinated' on duty in Brooklyn
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A gunman ambushed and fatally shot two New York police officers on Saturday and then killed himself.

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Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, has been named by police as the assailant.

Police Commissioner William Bratton identified the slain officers as Rafael Ramos, 40, and Wenjian Liu, 32.

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