Liu and Ramos. both Brooklyn residents. had been assigned to patrol the Tompkins public housing development in Bedford Stuyvesant as part of a "criticalresponse detail" responding to an increase in violence over the previous year. They volunteered to be there as part of their willingness to protect and serve the people of New York City. They were killed simply for wearing that blue uniform. Detective Liu. age 32. who moved to Brooklyns Gravesend section earlier that year. was the only son of Chinese American immigrants and came to the United States with his family at the age of 12. He is survived by his parents and his new wife. whom he just married a month prior to that fateful day. Committed to his adopted New York City.
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