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New York Mayor Calls Pause on Protests After Officer Killings
Mayor Bill de Blasio urged a temporary halt to protests over police conduct as NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were mourned. He asked the public to step back and focus on the families of the fallen, amid a national debate sparked by Garner and Brown cases. The assailant, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, killed the two officers before dying by suicide.
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