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