blasio was drawn to an ordinary corner, now turned almost sacred. the family of officer lu spoke, the most powerful words coming from his wife of just two months. this is a difficult time for both of our families. but we will stand together and get through this together. the family of the gunman is ismaaiyl brinsley, who later took his own life. brinsley s sister said her brother s actions were not revenge, but untreated mental problems. eiffel so badly for the family. we give our condolences to the family. this has nothing to do with police retaliation. this was an emotionally troubled kid. he needed help, he didn t get it. also drawn to the street memorial, the daughter of eric
bill de blasio asked protesters to back down until after the funerals of two new york police officers who were ambushed and killed on saturday. but hundreds demonstrated in manhattan tuesday night. when new yorkers are in mourning this holiday over the deaths of those two officer, and that includes the family of the shooter as martin savage reports. new york city hall. everything stopped at 2:47 p.m. we now bow our heads in memory of officer ramos and officer lu. the moment saturday when two new york police officers were shot to death as they sat in their patrol car in brooklyn. after days of angry words and political finger pointing over who beyond the shooter was to blame, today s silence said the most. earlier, mayor bill de blasio paid an unannounced visit to the street memorial on the site where the officers were shot. like to many new yorkers, de
corner now turned almost sacred. last night with tears streaming down their faces the family of officer liu spoke. the most powerful words coming from his wife of just two months. this is a difficult time for both of our families. but we will stand together and get through this together. reporter: among those offering condolences the family of the gunman ismaaiyl brinsley who later took his own life. brinsley s estranged sister said her brother s actions were not revenge, but the result of untreated mental problems. i feel so bad for the family. we give our condolences. we are griefshging. this has nothing to do with police retaliation. this was a troubled emotionally troubled kid. he needed help. he didn t get it. reporter: also drawn to the street memorial the daughter of eric garner, the death of her
sacred. last night, with tears streaming down their faces, the family of officer liu spoke. the most powerful words coming from his wife of just two months. this is a difficult time for both of our families. but we will stand together and get through this together. among those officers condolences, the family of the gunman, ismaaiyl brinsley, who later took his own life, ismaaiyl brinsley says it was a result of untreated mental illnesses. we give our condolences to the families. this has nothing to do with police retaliation. this was a troubled emotionally troubled kid. he needed help. he didn t get it. reporter: also drawn to the street memorial, the daughter of eric garner. the death of her father in the hands of new york police helped
police retaliation. this was a troubled emotionally troubled kid. he needed help. he didn t get it. also drawn to the street memorial, the daughter of eric garner. the death of her father at the hands of new york police helped spark that you can protests against the nypd which some say triggered brinsley s attack. garner s daughter said she knows what officers families are going through. we re not anti-police. we just want to let everybody know that we support them and we re out here to lay a breath and flight candles and do a moment of silence. reporter: and once again, silence became the loudest tribute. and again, those tributes continue to come in here. it seems many people simply either want to look at what has been put down, the candles, the notes, the gifts, or they want to reflect on what s happened and maybe where their city is headed next. a somber situation over