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Tensions have increased between new york police and mayor bill de blasio. but yesterday's shootings caused tensions to reach a boiling point. officers turned their backs on the mayor as he walked through the hospital to take part in a news conference following yesterday's shootings. they say de blasio threw them under the bus after the garner decision when he said he was, quote, astonished by the decision, unquote. and that instructed his biracial son to, quote, take special care, unquote, during any police encounters. that left feelings especially raw after officers wenjin liu and raphael ram...

People who were listening. >> i would like to thank all those who have shared their sympathy and support for our beloved family member, raphael ramos who will always be loved and missed by many. i hope and pray that we can reflect on this tragic loss of lives that have occurred so that we can move forward and find an amicable path to a peaceful co-existence. we would like to extend our condolences to the liu family also. thank you. >> ramos leaves behind so many loving family members including two children. a son in college. and another 13-year-old who took to his social media page on facebook...

York city are calling the shooting deaths of two police officers. they say officer raphael ramos, on the right, and officer wenjian liu were killed while sitting in their patrol car in a brooklyn neighborhood. here's andy rose with more. >> they were quite simply assassinated. >> reporter: two new york city police officers are dead following an ambush saturday afternoon. police commissioner william bratton says officer wenjian liu and rafael ramos were shot while they sat in their patrol car in brooklyn. both sustained gunshot wounds to the head. >> officer liu and officer ramos never had the ...

Brooklyn, new york city. both officers were assigned to the 84 precinct but were posted at this location as part of the department crime reduction strategy to address complaints of violence in the area of the housing developments in that area. officer ramos was in the driver seat and officer liu was in the front passenger set bee side him. according to witness statements, the suspect was identified as 28-year-old ismaaiyl brinsley walked up to the car. he took a shooting stance on the passenger side and fired his weapon several times through the front passenger window striking both officers in...

Candlelight vigil in memory of the new york police officers. that's wenjin liu and raphael ramos. i was out there. we were both out there. organizers have extended this invitation to all new yorkers, correct? everyone? >> reporter: that's right. and what we're starting to see right now, as you coop san see, thick crowd behind me, all day long, lighting and leaving candles, putting out flowers, putting out messages of hope, peace, remembrance for two officers who were gunned down here just a day ago. what i'm beginning to see right now is actually dozens and dozens of nypd officers just across ...