Slain cop from Bensonhurst mourned at locally based funeral
Close to 20,000 uniformed police officers from across the country gathered at Aievoli Funeral Home in Dyker Heights on the gray morning of Sunday, January 4 to lay local resident Detective Wenjian Liu to rest.
Liu, a 32-year-old newlywed living in Bensonhurst, was gunned down while sitting in a marked cop car with colleague and Sunset Park native Rafael Ramos on Saturday, December 20. Ramos’ funeral was held on Saturday, December 27 but Liu’s had been delayed so that his relatives could make the trip from China.
Buddhist monks led a Chinese ceremony for Liu, followed by a traditional police ceremony with eulogies by NYPD Chaplain Monsignor Robert Romano. Mayor Bill de Blasio, Police Commissioner William Bratton and FBI Director James Comey were among the others on hand to give one final salute.