Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were shot and killed from ambush while sitting in their patrol car at the intersection of Myrtle and Thompkins Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Both officers were participating in an anti-terrorism drill when a subject walked up to their patrol car and opened fire with a handgun, striking them both in the head and upper body multiple times. Other officers immediately pursued the the subject into a nearby subway station where the man committed suicide.
The subject was a gang member from Baltimore, Maryland, who had traveled to New York City specifically to ambush police officers. The man had published his intentions on social media prior to the shooting.
Officer Liu had served with the New York City Police Department for 7-1/2 years and was assigned to the 84th Precinct. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of detective.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife of two months and parents.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Liu gave the New York City Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Liu.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Wenjian Liu is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 365 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 29.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wenjian Liu's cause is highlighted.
How Wenjian Liu Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Wenjian Liu is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Wenjian Liu was killed by handgun.
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