Yes it is horrible. I just saw the Chief speak, and you can tell she is devastated. I saw her speak a couple of months ago, and REALLY like her. She is African American, and came up through the ranks. She is a Godly woman, and has the utmost respect from her force. She requested prayer, and respect for the grieving period of the families, up front.
There had been a thread about it in breaking news a little earlier - but it was gone before I had a chance to read it.
I know there are a lot of folks out there that just dislike/distrust cops - but by and large the good ones FAR outnumber the bad ones that have caused that ill will. I dislike bad cops as much as the next guy, but guess what? so do good cops. This Chief sounds like a GOOD cop.
Yes, I am prejudiced, I come from 3 generations of NYPD. My younger brother was retired out early because of a line of duty injury.
It is a damn shame that the perpetrators of that crime are still alive...