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NY police pay respects to fallen colleague Rafael Ramos

Tens of thousands of mourners filled a New York City church and surrounding streets for the funeral of one of two police officers ambushed by a gunman who said he was avenging the killing of unarmed black men by police.

Rafael Ramos was gunned down along with his partner Wenjian Liu in their patrol car by Ismaaiyl Brinsley.

Relatives and close friends of Ramos recalled him as a man devoted to his church.

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Gunman told passers-by: 'Watch what I'm going to do'

A gunman told passers-by to "watch what I'm going to do" before shooting dead two New York police officers.

Robert Boyce speaking to journalists. Credit: Reuters

Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said Ismaaiyl Brinsley spoke to people on the street just moments before murdering officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in Brooklyn.

Boyce said the 28-year-old had a criminal past and had ranted online about the police, government and the state of his own life.

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