NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos Funeral
Event Date
12/26/2014 - 12/27/2014
Event Time12:00 am;
Location
Christ Tabernacle Church
64-34 Myrtle Ave
Glendale, NY
A viewing will be held for Officer Rafael Ramos between the hours of 2 and 9 p.m. on Friday at the Christ Tabernacle Church located at 64-34 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale, NY. A funeral service will be held at Christ Tabernacle Church commencing 10 a.m. on Saturday. Interment will be at Cypress Hills Cemetery
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – An NYPD baseball cap surrounded by flowers, teddy bears and candles marks the spot where two police officers were killed by a gunman in Brooklyn who was targeting law enforcement.
Tributes have been pouring in from around the country for officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu as their families prepare for the funerals.
A viewing will be held for officer Ramos between 2 and 9 p.m. on Friday at the Christ Tabernacle Church located at 64-34 Myrtle Ave. in Queens, CBS2 reported. A funeral service will be held at the same church at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
“He was a family man, he was very serious with his job and with his family,” said Antonio Garrastegui, who was among those paying respects at the memorial Monday.
Garrastegui said officer Ramos, who was completing training to become a chaplain to help ease police-community relations, saved his life. Ramos befriended him after arresting him nearly two year ago and encouraged him to leave his life of crime.
“He didn’t deserve to die like that,” Garrastegui said. “Not like that.”
The officers had been sitting in their patrol car Saturday when police said 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley approached the squad car and fired four shots, killings the officers. He then ran into the subway station and committed suicide.
Earlier Saturday, Brinsley had vowed in an Instagram post: “I’m putting wings on pigs today. They take 1 of ours, let’s take 2 of theirs.” He ended the post with references to Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
Just before the shooting, Brinsley walked up to people on the street and asked them to follow him on Instagram, then told them, “Watch what I’m going to do,” police said.
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