UPDATE: 8:10 P.M. 12/20/14

The slain police officers have been identified as Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos. Police chief Bill Bratton has called the murders "an assassination."

Rev. Al Sharpton released a statement on behalf of Eric Garner's family. The suspected shooter posted support of Michael Brown and Eric Garner on Instagram before his death.

"Any use of the names of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, in connection with any violence or killing of police, is reprehensible and against the pursuit of justice in both cases," the statement said. "We have stressed at every rally and march that anyone engaged in any violence is an enemy to the pursuit of justice for Eric Garner and Michael Brown... The Garner family and I have always stressed that we do not believe that all police are bad, in fact we have stressed that most police are not bad."

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A man and two police officers are dead after the suspect shot two NYPD police officers execution style before shooting himself in Brooklyn earlier this afternoon.

According to the New York Daily News, the man approached two police officers who were sitting in a marked patrol car near Tompkins Houses, near Myrtle Ave. and Tompkins Ave. Witnesses claim the man came up to the vehicle and shot the officers execution style before fleeing to the subway station.

"The perp came out of the houses, walked up behind the car and lit them up," a police officer said.

Two of the officers have died. Charlie Hu, the manager of a liquor store at the same corner, told reporters that one of the officers was shot in the head.

The suspect was identified on Instagram with the username "dontrunup." The man who is also believed to be from Baltimore, posted a photo of a gun with the caption, "I'm Putting Wings On Pigs Today. They Take 1 Of Ours...... Let's Take 2 of Theirs #ShootThePolice#RIPErivGardner #RIPMikeBrown This May Be My Final Post I'm Putting Pigs In A Blanket"

He also posted a photo of blood on his pants before committing suicide. The man's shoes and pants are the same as the man who was carried off on a stretcher from the crime scene.

"Never Had A Hot Gun On Your Waist And Blood On Your Shoe....... Nigga You Ain't Been Through What I Been Through You Not Like Me And I'm Not Like You.#BrooklynGoHard #ConeyIsland"

Source: NY Daily News