--- title: Witness the Aftermath of Police Shooting in Brooklyn description: Two New York police officers were shot and killed Saturday afternoon, unprovoked, by a gunman who later killed himself. canonical: https://time.com/3643129/police-shooting-brooklyn-photos/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-21T02:00:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:06:33.554Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Witness the Aftermath of Police Shooting in Brooklyn og:description: Two New York police officers were shot and killed Saturday afternoon, unprovoked, by a gunman who later killed himself. og:url: https://time.com/3643129/police-shooting-brooklyn-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ce08eaa1c006e7a/698770632dce0157569dc9f0/brooklyn-police-shooting-7.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: APTOPIX Pistons Nets Basketball NYPD Officers Shot og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Witness the Aftermath of Police Shooting in Brooklyn twitter:description: Two New York police officers were shot and killed Saturday afternoon, unprovoked, by a gunman who later killed himself. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ce08eaa1c006e7a/698770632dce0157569dc9f0/brooklyn-police-shooting-7.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Witness the Aftermath of Police Shooting in Brooklyn by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Dec 21, 2014 2:00 AM CUT  New York Police Department officers Mark Cava, left, and Jason Muller participate in a moment of silence for two slain NYPD officers before an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Detroit Pistons in New York City on Dec. 21, 2014. New York Police Department officers Mark Cava, left, and Jason Muller participate in a moment of silence for two slain NYPD officers before an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Detroit Pistons in New York City on Dec. 21, 2014.Jason DeCrow—AP by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Dec 21, 2014 2:00 AM CUT  The skyline of Manhattan is seen in the background as investigators work at the scene where two NYPD officers were shot in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Dec. 20, 2014 John Minchillo—AP  Police are pictured at the scene of a shooting where two New York Police officers were shot dead in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Dec. 20, 2014. Carlo Allegri—Reuters  Police are pictured at the scene of a shooting where two New York Police officers were shot dead in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Dec. 20, 2014. John Taggart—EPA  A police officer wipes tears away from his face as he walks away from the scene of a shooting where two New York Police officers were shot dead in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Dec. 20, 2014. Carlo Allegri—Reuters  Police pay their respect outside Woodhull Hospital as two Police ambulances carrying the bodies of two murdered officers head to Bellevue Hospital in New York City, Dec. 20, 2014. Paul Martinka—Polaris  A man leaves flowers at an impromptu memorial near the site where two police officers were killed the day before in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Dec. 21, 2014. Seth Wenig—AP  New York City police officer Darren Cox, right, accompanied by fellow officers, leaves flowers at a memorial in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Dec. 21, 2014. Mark Lennihan—AP  Donna Salvaggio (L) and a woman who gave her name as Reverend Jordan hug at a makeshift memorial at the site where two police officers were shot in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Dec. 21, 2014. Carlo Allegri—Reuters  A man takes part in a prayer vigil at the site where two police officers were fatally shot in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Dec. 21, 2014. Carlo Allegri—Reuters  Mourners take part in a prayer vigil at the site where two police officers were fatally shot in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Dec. 21, 2014. Stephanie Keith—Reuters  New York Police Department officers Mark Cava, left, and Jason Muller participate in a moment of silence for two slain NYPD officers before an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Detroit Pistons in New York City on Dec. 21, 2014. Jason DeCrow—AP  New York Police Department officer Jason Muller salutes during the national anthem after participating in a moment of silence for two slain NYPD officers before an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Detroit Pistons in New York City on Dec. 21, 2014. Jason DeCrow—AP  A woman recites from a Bible while standing over a makeshift memorial during a prayer vigil at the site where two New York Police Department (NYPD) officers were fatally shot in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Dec. 21, 2014. Stephanie Keith—Reuters  Mourners take part in a prayer vigil at the site where two police officers were fatally shot in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Dec. 21, 2014. 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