New York's police commissioner blames the violence on an atmosphere of anti-police rhetoric.
He also hit out at criminal justice reform activists who have held demonstrations against excessive force by police in recent months, including a large protest in Grand Central Terminal.
"These things are not unrelated. We had people marching through the streets of New York City recently.Mayor Bill de Blasio, who won office partly on a promise to reform overly aggressive policing of minority communities, also suggested that anti-police sentiment had got out of hand."It is not acceptable. You could protest for whatever you believe in, but you cannot vilely attack those who are here to protect us. It creates this kind of dynamic.
Robert Gangi, executive director of the Police Reform Organising Project, said it was irresponsible" to say the violence was linked to the recent demonstrations.The first attack happened just before 8:30pm on Saturday, when the gunman walked up to the van asking the officers for directions and then fired shots.
Police released a photograph of the suspect only for him to walk into the police station co-ordinating the manhunt and opened fire.
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