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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.

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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