Gunman blasts two New York cops in 'revenge' attack

MURDERED: Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot in their patrol car [DCPI/SPLASH NEWS]

Police say the gunman walked up to the pair's patrol car and gunned down the two uniformed officers at close range execution style.
Suspect Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, is then believed to have fled into a subway station before turning the gun on himself.

GUNMAN: Ismaaiyl Brinsley shot dead two New York cops in revenge attack [GAPD/SPLASH NEWS]

Just hours earlier the crazed gunman had promised to "target pigs" in sick posts on social media.
The victims, described by a police chief in the city as "New York's finest" were Wenjian Liu, 32 and Rafael Ramos, 40.

“While sitting in a marked NYPD police car, in full uniform, both were ambushed and murdered”

New York Police Commissioner William J Bratton

The officers were rushed to hospital following the shootings in Brooklyn but were pronounced dead shortly after.
Cops say a pistol was found close to the scene of the murders.
Shortly before the killings Brinsley had posted warning messages abut how he was going to kill "pigs".

WEAPON: Pistol found close to the crime scene [DCPI/SPLASH NEWS]

He said it was revenge for the death of Eric Garner when an officer put him in a chokehold which sparked protests across New York in July.
In the sick post on Instagram he wrote: "I'm Putting Wings on Pigs Today. They take 1 of ours…Let's Take 2 of Theirs."
He also added the shootings were to avenge the death of black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in August.
New York Police Commissioner William J Bratton said that two of New York's finest had been killed "with no warning".
He said: "It's sometimes difficult to find the words to speak to events like those that occurred today, to try and make sense of them. But we'll try.
"While sitting in a marked NYPD police car, in full uniform, both were ambushed and murdered."