Two hours before Brinsley killed the officers, he posted the following on Instagram:
Earlier this month, Al Sharpton lead a march through New York with protestors yelling “No Justice, No Peace” as well as “What do we want? Dead cops!” This gunman attended that march, from where he certainly drew inspiration.
Investigators have now told the New York Post that they are looking into posts on the Instagram social network from a man who detailed explicit plans to kill two NYPD officers today because of the Garner’s death this summer.
Brinsley’s account has now been deleted.
Policemen were seen flooding the streets around the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood where the shooting took place around 3pm Saturday afternoon.
A police source speaking to the Post said the killings resembled ‘an execution’ in which the attacker started ‘pumping bullets’ into the officers.
Shooting: Officers stand over a man on a stretcher outside a subway station in Brooklyn, where two cops were shot dead. According to reports, the suspect turned the gun on himself after killing two NYPD officers
Shooting: Officers flooded the street after the shooting. Witnesses says policemen chased down the suspect, who is thought to have shot himself
One of Brinsley’s friends told DailyMail.com the alleged shooter is a rapper who took part in the recent anti-police protests, adding that he is ‘a regular, good guy’.
The source said: ‘He’s a good guy, he’s just a regular person
‘He was an inspirational person, it was very big turn of events. He posted motivational stuff on Instagram. I think this really came as a shock to a lot of people.’
According to the New York Daily News, the attacker was hiding out in a house, walked up behind the patrol car and opened fire in a planned attack.
The newspaper cited an unnamed police official, and said that several witness accounts backed the story up.
One witness told the Daily News that a suspect ran away to the subway after shooting at the officers.
Cordon: Officers sealed off the area after the attack in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood
Sealed off: Witnesses uploaded pictures to social media of the street, which was cordoned off after the shooting
Authorities said that officers pursued the man into the subway, where he shot himself.
The shooting comes at a time of record tensions between the NYPD and many of the communities in the city.
Say what you will its the truth
Obama,holder, and Sharpton have blood on their hands.
I hope they are all happy that chanted dead cops, the cops shouldn’t go help them when they call for help
Istn that nice he was supporting stone one who was breaking the law.just like Obama and holder .and sharpton do every day they and this crook don’t have any morals values.
Kill that retarded dummy
stupid dummy…
That will not work in a consolidated formation. Basically a joke.
Sharpton is a greedy person at the expense of his race.
Sharpton is a disgrace….
Let the blacks keep playin their game.let the law start shootin first