times square ball drop this new year s eve. the sister and aunt of the gunman who shot the nypd officers are speaking out. ismaaiyl brinsley who shot himself as police closed in and his family members say they are grieving for themselves and for the families of the dead police officers. they insist that despite brinsley s anti-cop tirade on social media, this is not politically motivated. we give our condolences to the families. we are very sorry. this has nothing to do with police retaliation. this was a troubled emotionally troubled kid. he needed help. he didn t get it. if he got arrested this many times, that was a question why won t they help him out? they kept releasing him to the streets. isn t that a problem that s a
get through this together. thank you. reporter: as far as the services for the officers, a funeral service for ramos will be on saturday. the liu family is waiting on family from china to make arrangements. christine. don lemon, thank you. a new york city police officer is now dealing with new threats on top of their grief. the nypd is investigating more than 15 new threats against officers posted on social media platforms. detectives are trying to figure out which if any are serious and credible. remember the shooter here had posted threats on social media. now the department plans to increase security around the times square ball drop this new year s eve. the family of the gunman who shot ramos and liu is now speaking out. the sister and aunt of ismaaiyl brinsley who shot himself as police closed in say they are grieving for themselves and
a short time ago we saw a group of a dozen nypd officers who stood silently as they paid their respects to officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu. those two gunned down senselessly. ismaaiyl brinsley pumping four bullets into the closed passenger window of the patrol car. those two officers never saw him coming. bill: the story is he acted alone. has that changed? reporter: they say it s a lone act by ismaaiyl brinsley who had a grudge against the police. after he shot his former girlfriend in baltimore he traveled here by bus and during that time he posted on