for immediate release contact: press office monday, december 22

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
QUEENS COUNTY
125-01 QUEENS BOULEVARD
KEW GARDENS, NEW YORK 11415-1568
718-286-6000
RICHARD A. BROWN
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2014
CONTACT: PRESS OFFICE
(718) 286-6315
STATEMENT BY
QUEENS DISTRICT ATTORNEY RICHARD A. BROWN
Each day when a police officer leaves home to go to work, the officer and his or her family
share an unspoken fear – that the officer will not safely return home again. Last Saturday that fear
became a reality for the families of Police Officers Wen Jian Liu and Rafael Ramos and on behalf
of all at the Queens County District Attorney’s Office, we extend to the Liu and Ramos families –
indeed, to all of the men and women of the NYPD – our heartfelt condolences and prayers. We can
only imagine the painful emotions that each of these families is feeling and we grieve with them as
well.
As we mourn the loss of Officers Liu and Ramos we must find a way to channel our emotions
into achieving positive change for our City. We must come together to heal each other, to recognize
our common humanity and to build a City that is stronger and more united than ever.
#