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Union said in reaction to the killings this weekend that many had blood on their hands. then he said, and i'm quoting him now, that starts on the steps of city hall and the office of the mayor. that's a pretty extreme position. do you agree? >> you know, i'm not going to take a point here and debate that, but what i would say is this -- if the mayor feels that he's been unjustly and unfairly accused of having blood on his hands, then i would say welcome to the world of the average nypd officer. it doesn't feel very good, does it? >> do you believe mr. lynch should apologize or retract that ver...

>> you know, i'm not going to take a point here and debate that, but what i would say is this -- if the mayor feels that he's been unjustly and unfairly accused of having blood on his hands, then i would say welcome to the world of the average nypd officer. it doesn't feel very good, does it? >> do you believe mr. lynch should apologize or retract that very tough statement? >> no, i don't. i feel he made his statement based upon the anger and the emotions that were occurring at that time. i do believe, however, that going forward there needs to be a more moderated discussion between the unions...

>> reporter: this cell phone video shot from a balcony captures the moments just after the shooting. the frantic efforts to try and save the two officers. about a block away from this scene, brinsley, the shooter, takes his own life at a subway platform as police close in. later police announce officers wenjian liu and rafael ramos died for the uniform they wore. angry over police killings of african-american men in new york and missouri. >> two of new york's finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation. they were, quite simply, assassinated. >> reporter: investigators say a rev...

Warning about that. he's concerned about the changes in police behavior stemming from this sequence of events. also this morning, top police union leaders are telling us they're making a direct link between the recent protests and the murder of those two officers. two fallen officers, a city convulsing with tension and a sense that the strain between police across the country and the public they protect is growing. police are angry that recent demonstrations turned into personal attacks against them. >> we can certainly blame them and i think that to the extent that this deranged individual ac...

His ex-girlfriend's apartment somehow through the lobby and knocked on her door. she told police he threatened to shoot himself. after the woman talks him out of it, brinsley shoots and wounds her before fleeing and taking her cell phone with him. baltimore police begin tracking brinsley via her cell phone. while on the move he posts to instagram, i'm putting wings on pigs today. the baltimore police realize brinsley's arrived in new york, they warn nypd of the potential danger. police now believe when he appears in this mall video his plan is already set. >> i've seen with my own eyes new yor...