New York, NY – Funeral Set For 1st Officer Killed In NYC Ambush

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    New York Police Officer Rafael Ramos, 40, is seen in an undated picture provided by the New York Police Department December 20, 2014.  (NYPD)New York, NY – New York Police Commissioner William Bratton says funeral plans have been made for one of the two officers ambushed in a patrol car this weekend.

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    The wake for Officer Rafael Ramos (rah-fy-EHL’ RAH’-mohs) will be held Friday from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Christ Tabernacle Church in Glendale, N.Y. His family says Ramos was heavily involved in the church and was a deeply religious man. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the church.

    Ramos and his partner Wenjian Liu (WEHN’-jihn LOO’) were shot to death inside a patrol car Saturday afternoon by a 28-year-old who ran into a subway station and killed himself.

    Bratton said that Liu’s family was still coming from China and would decide on arrangements after they arrived.


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    sissel613
    sissel613
    9 years ago

    May he and his partner rest in peace.