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A huge crowd of police fill 65th street for the funeral of New York Police Department officer Wenjian Liu in Brooklyn, New York, Jan. 4, 2015.
A sea of blue uniformed officers crowded around a Brooklyn funeral home to honor Wenjian Liu, 32, shot in the head with partner Rafael Ramos, 40, on December 20, 2014 as the pair sat in their patrol car. The brutal double-slaying at the hands of a black gunman claiming to be avenging the deaths of African-Americans during confrontations with police shocked the nation's largest city.
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Pei Xia Chen, widow of New York Police Department (NYPD) officer Wenjian Liu, cries holding a picture of her husband during his funeral in Brooklyn, New York, Jan. 4, 2015.
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New York Police Department (NYPD) officers cry during the funeral of their fellow officer Wenjian Liu in Brooklyn, New York, Jan. 4, 2015.
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Law enforcement officers stand, with some turning their backs, as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the funeral for NYPD officer Wenjian Liu in Brooklyn, New York, Jan. 4, 2015.
Tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from across the country gathered on Sunday for the funeral of the second of two New York City policemen killed last month in an ambush that galvanized critics of Mayor de Blasio.
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Deputy Commissioner Benjamin Tucker, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton arrived for the viewing for Police Officer Wenjian Liu at Aievoli Funeral Home in the neighborhood of Dyker Heights, Jan. 3, 2015 in Brooklyn, New York. Liu was killed with his partner Rafael Ramos on December 20 when the two were shot by Ismaaiyl Brinsley while sitting in their car.
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Signs were posted in front of the Aievoli Funeral Home ahead of the viewing for Police Officer Wenjian Liu in the neighborhood of Dyker Heights in Brooklyn, New York, January 3, 2015.
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A New York City police officer embraces a mourner outside the funeral service for slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
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Helicopters fly in formation in the direction of Cypress Hills Cemetery during the funeral procession for slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
Ramos, 40, was shot and killed along with his partner, Wenjian Liu, Dec. 20 in Brooklyn by Ismaaiyl Brinsley.
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Police salute outside the Christ Tabernacle Church as the casket of slain New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Rafael Ramos is carried from the church following his funeral service in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
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Family members of a New York police officer salute the casket containing the body of slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
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Law enforcement officers salute as the hearse carrying the body of slain New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Rafael Ramos departs Christ Tabernacle Church to Ramos' final resting place at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Queens, New York Dec. 27, 2014.
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Bagpipers lead the procession carrying slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos' casket from Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens to Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
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New York police officers wear white gloves during the funeral for slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
Ramos, 40, was shot and killed along with his partner, Wenjian Liu, Dec. 20 in Brooklyn by Ismaaiyl Brinsley.
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A man holds up a picture of slain New York City Police Officer Rafael Ramos near Christ Tabernacle Church during his funeral service in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
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A man holds up a sign of support for the New York Police Department and against Mayor Bill de Blasio outside Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio exits Christ Tabernacle Church following the funeral service for slain New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Rafael Ramos in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo, his girlfriend Sandra Lee, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, watch as the casket of slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos is carried out of Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York for the procession to the cemetery in Brooklyn, Dec. 27, 2014.
Thousands of fellow officers, family, friends and and dignitaries attended the service.
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Pallbearers carry the casket of slain New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Rafael Ramos after the funeral service at Christ Tabernacle Church in the Glendale section of Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
Ramos was shot, along with his partner, police officer Wenjian Liu while sitting in their patrol car in an ambush attack in Brooklyn, Dec. 20.
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Policemen play taps as the casket containing the body of slain New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Rafael Ramos departs Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York to Ramos' final resting place in Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, Dec. 27, 2014.
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Pallbearers carry the casket of slain New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Rafael Ramos out of Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
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Jaden Ramos holds his father's cap as he watches the casket of his father, slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos, being loaded into a hearse after the funeral service at Christ Tabernacle Church to head to Ramos' final resting place at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Queens, New York Dec. 27, 2014.
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Maritza Ramos, wife of slain Police Officer Rafael Ramos, holds the colors as she is joined by her sons, Justin (L) and Jaden (R), during the funeral of New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
Ramos was fatally shot, along with with partner, Wenjian Liu, while sitting in their patrol car in an ambush attack in Brooklyn on Dec. 20.
Thousands of fellow officers, family, and dignitaries attended the funeral service.
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Family members of slain NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu watch the funeral service of Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
Targeted for their uniform, Ramos and Liu were slain last Saturday afternoon while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn in what is only the seventh instance of police partners being killed together in New York City in more than 40 years.
Thousands of police officers from departments around the country, including those in St. Louis, Atlanta, Boston, New Orleans and Washington, D.C., joined U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and other officials for the funeral service at the church on Saturday.
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Thousands of police officers from across the country hold hands in prayer during the funeral for slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
Ramos, 40, was shot and killed with his partner, Wenjian Liu, Dec. 20 in Brooklyn by Ismaaiyl Brinsley.
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Law enforcement officers turn their backs on a live video monitor showing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as he speaks at the funeral of slain New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Rafael Ramos outside Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York Dec. 27, 2014.
Many police have been unhappy with Mayor Bill de Blasio feeling he hasn't supported the police enough.
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Vice-president Joe Biden speaks at funeral of Officer Rafael Ramos, Dec. 27, 2014.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at funeral for NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014.
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Jaden Ramos (R) arrives at the funeral for his father, slain New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Rafael Ramos, at the Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
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New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton (C) arrives with his wife, Rikki Klieman, at Christ Tabernacle Church for the funeral of New York Police Officer Rafael Ramos in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
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Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo arrives for NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos' funeral at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec.27, 2014.
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Heavily armed police officers provide security outside the funeral of slain New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church, in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
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A young girl looks up at blue memorial ribbons outside Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 27, 2014.
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Police officer Yanira Golphin (C) of the 75th precinct PPBN patrol (Brooklyn North) hugs a fellow officer as she waits on line to pay her respects at the wake for slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 26, 2014.
Hundreds of people waited hours outside to enter the church. Ramos, 40, was shot and killed with his partner, Wenjian Liu, Dec. 20 in Brooklyn by Ismaaiyl Brinsley.
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Police officers, first responders and the public wait in a long line that snaked around the block to pay their respects at the wake for slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 26, 2014.
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Police and fire department members wait to pay their respects at the wake for slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 26, 2014.
People waited hours outside to enter the church. Ramos, 40, was shot and killed with his partner, Wenjian Liu, Dec. 20 in Brooklyn by Ismaaiyl Brinsley.
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People wait to pay their respects at the wake for slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 26, 2014.
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Police officers salute as the casket of NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos arrives for his wake at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 26, 2014.
Hundreds of mourners are due to gather at a New York City church on Friday to pay their respects for Ramos, one of two NYPD policemen shot by a gunman on Dec. 20.
Ramos, 40, had been on the force for two years and was raising two teenage sons with his wife, Maritza, according to the church and city officials.
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The casket of New York City Police Officer Rafael Ramos is carried into Christ Tabernacle Church prior to his wake in the Glendale neighborhood of Queens, New York, Dec. 26, 2014.
Ramos was killed along with NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu as they sat in their patrol car on Dec 20.
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People hold up photographs of NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu as the casket of Ramos arrives for his wake at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York Dec. 26, 2014.
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People line up to pay their respects at the wake for slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 26, 2014.
Hundreds waited hours to enter the church. Ramos, 40, was shot and killed with his partner, Wenjian Liu, Dec. 20 in Brooklyn by Ismaaiyl Brinsley.
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New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, second from left, attends the wake of New York City Police Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in the Glendale neighborhood of Queens, New York, Dec. 26, 2014.
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New York City police officers attend the wake of fellow NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 26, 2014.
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A security detail stands watch at the wake of New York City Police Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 26, 2014.
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan, left, attends the wake of New York City Police Officer Rafael Ramos at Christ Tabernacle Church, Dec. 26, 2014.
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Police officers walk past a fence covered in blue ribbons as a makeshift tribute near Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens, New York, Dec. 26, 2014.