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Wake to be held for 1 of 2 slain NYPD officers

FILE - This combination made from photos provided by the New York Police Department shows officers Rafael Ramos, left, and Wenjian Liu. Authorities say Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who vowed online to shoot two "pigs" in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner, ambushed Ramos and Liu in a patrol car Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, and fatally shot them in broad daylight before running to a subway station and killing himself. The killing of the officers highlighted shortcomings in the warning systems that were used. (AP Photo/New York Police Department, File)
FILE - This combination made from photos provided by the New York Police Department shows officers Rafael Ramos, left, and Wenjian Liu. Authorities say Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who vowed online to shoot two "pigs" in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner, ambushed Ramos and Liu in a patrol car Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, and fatally shot them in broad daylight before running to a subway station and killing himself. The killing of the officers highlighted shortcomings in the warning systems that were used. (AP Photo/New York Police Department, File) FILE - This combination made from photos provided by the New York Police Department shows officers Rafael Ramos, left, and Wenjian Liu. Authorities say Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who vowed online to shoot two "pigs" in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner, ambushed Ramos and Liu in a patrol car Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, and fatally shot them in broad daylight before running to a subway station and killing himself. The killing of the officers highlighted shortcomings in the warning systems that were used. (AP Photo/New York Police Department, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Mourners of a New York Police Department officer killed with his partner in an ambush shooting will gather at a Queens church for his wake.

Officer Rafael Ramos (rah-fy-EHL’ RAH’-mohs) will be remembered at Christ Tabernacle Church in the Glendale section of Queens on Friday.

The 40-year-old Ramos was on the force for two years. He was married and had two sons.

Vice President Joe Biden said he plans to attend Ramos’ funeral, which is scheduled for Saturday.

Ramos and his partner Officer Wenjian Liu (WEHN’-jihn LOO’) were killed Dec. 20 as they sat in their patrol car on a Brooklyn street. Shooter Ismaaiyl (IHSH’-mayl) Brinsley then killed himself.

The killings ramped up emotions in the already tense national debate over police conduct.

Liu’s funeral arrangements haven’t been announced.