The Saturday shooting of the two NYPD officers in Brooklyn was especially jarring considering the high tensions in the city. The gunman, 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, had a history of violence which led to the events of this weekend and put the entire nation on notice.
Details of Brinsley’s life are just beginning to emerge, and it appears that this moment was somewhat inevitable. The unfortunate turn of events were foreshadowed by behavior that was disturbing but perhaps enough to tip one off to the actions Brinsley took in the end.
Hip-Hop Wired takes a look at what we know about Ismaaiyl Brinsley.
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