Adam reece is in brooklyn and joins us now. What do we know about the gunman and what he was up to before the shootings. We are learning more about the hours leading up to the shooting as well as the criminal history. We know he was arrested 19 times in georgia and ohio and served two years in jail on gun possession charges and his mother said he attempted suicide in the last year. We learned from police that minutes before the shooting when he arrived here in this neighborhood he ran into two men who told police he asked them to follow him on instagram and asked what their gang affiliation was and said watch what im going to do now. One of the sons of officer ramos who attends college in maine, they said they will pay his tuition going forward. They learned that mayor deblasio is here with a makeshift memorial and they came here to grieve and mourn for their fellow com rats. He will be there at 1 15 to address a Police Athletic league and he is in a rough spot. We saw the police turni
Shooting on saturday. Investigators are still looking into the motive of the gunman, 20yearold ismaaiyl space brinsley. Saturday of the Police Benevolent association put part of the blame on the mayor but this morning Governor Cuomo urged restraint. What is healthy right now is to bring that kind of accusation down. And lets calm it down. Deep breath. Period of reflection. Honor the holy period were in, honor the families that are grieving. And then lets have a sober conversation once were in a position to do that. Msnbc adam reese joins us from brooklyn, new york. Adam, you were listening to what the mayor was saying just moments ago. Of course, theres that simmering in the background, which i just mentioned. How did he do . Reporter well have to see how the reaction is both from the community and from police. I should show you the memorial next to me, richard, is growing by the minutes. Dozens and dozens of Police Officers coming from all over the city to express their grief and cons