on protests until after two fallen new york police officers are laid to rest. he reaffirmed that call in a statement just moments ago, calling on the city to heal. wenjian liu and raphael ramos were shot and killed execution style by a deranged man demanding retribution for the death of eric garner this summer. liu s widow spoke to reporters. the liu family would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to the police department, our neighbors, the entire new york community, friends and co-workers for the help and support. we would also like to express our condolence to the officer
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 review of brinsley s cell phone contained video they believe he shot in manhattan earlier this month at a protest over the deaths of eric garner and michael brown. brinsley s string of violence began early saturday morning about 200 miles away. police say he gained entrance to
take a look at this. the live pictures coming in from brooklyn. this is a candlelight vigil in memory of those two police officers, rafael ramos wenjian liu who were assaulted in their patrol car, gunned down over the weekend, awful situation. as we mentioned at the top of the program, new york s mayor is calling for unity and quiet reflection. i m asking everyone and this is across the spectrum to put aside protests, put aside demonstrations until these funerals are passed, let s focus on these families and what they ve lost. the mayor says the two families of the fallen officers are in tremendous pain. we remember each officer. each dreamed of making a difference. randi kaye reports. reporter: they were partners