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Information is coming in slowly about the man suspected of shooting two NYPD officers today. Several reports say the NYPD has identified him as 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley, and will confirm that and additional information about him at a press conference this evening.
The New York Daily News reported that Brinsley is a member of a Baltimore gang looking to exact vengeance for the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. He reportedly had shot his girlfriend in Baltimore just hours before. And CNN has confirmed, at the very least, that Brinsley had traveled to New York from Baltimore:
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A 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley is in the database of Georgia arrests for carrying a concealed weapon and reckless behavior in 2011. Heres the mugshot:
In addition, there have been several unconfirmed reports about a Facebook and Instagram page connected to Brinsley, neither of which include that name.
More at the Mediaite link to the main article. http://www.mediaite.com/online/heres-everything-we-know-so-far-about-nypd-shooting-suspect-ismaaiyl-brinsley/
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Unfortunately he took innocent bystanders with him.
malaise
(268,968 posts)Some of us do like facts
herding cats
(19,564 posts)I was searching trying to find out something about the suspect when I found this at Mediaite. It's still not much, but I'm sure they'll update it as more information comes to light.
The NYT has a live update post going on about the shootings. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/brooklyn-police-shooting-live-blog/
It's a freaking feeding frenzy for the haters on the Right at the moment. It's bad, really freaking insane bad, the way they're blaming everyone from Blasio and Holder to Obama for the shootings.
nilesobek
(1,423 posts)Muslim name and black. The right wing media is going off, according to rumors, because I don't watch that crap.
icymist
(15,888 posts)Statement Blames Mayor for Shootings
A statement purporting to be from the Patrolmens Benevolent Association, the biggest police union, blamed Mr. de Blasio for the shootings.
The mayors hands are literally dripping with our blood because of his words, actions and policies, read the statement, and we have, for the first time in a number of years, become a wartime police department. We will act accordingly.
The statement instructed officers to forward it to colleagues, and it spread instantly through the department.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/brooklyn-police-shooting-live-blog/?_r=0#police-union-blames-de-blasio-for-shootings
Cha
(297,196 posts)Garner's blood. And, all the other innocents killed by trigger happy p0lice.
The mayor of NYC has not one damn thing to do with this freaking asshole idiot psycho from Baltimore.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)7962
(11,841 posts)Who happens to actually be from Africa.
helpmetohelpyou
(589 posts)Brinsley, who was arrested on disorderly conduct charges in Georgia in 2005, also bragged about shooting his girlfriend. On his Instagram account, he posted a photo of army fatigues with apparent blood stains. Never had a hot gun on your waist and blood on yoour shoe...N---a you aint been through what I been through you not like me and im not like you.
Days earlier, Brinsley exhorted his Instagram followers to Burn the Flag in protest of the recent police killings of black men.
Marching up and down the streets does little to nothing to bring awareness to serious matters, he wrote. So lets ruffle some feathers and take it into our own hands and make them watch in horror as we burn what they represent
helpmetohelpyou
(589 posts)"Marching up and down the streets does little to nothing to bring awareness to serious matters, he wrote
It sounds like he never participated in them by his statement .
Archae
(46,327 posts)Here in Wisconsin we call guys like him a punk.
Yeah, REEEAAALLLL big man, shot his girlfriend and then ambushed two cops.
Then he takes the ultimate chickening out, shoots himself.