Following Saturday's murders of two police officers in New York, dozens of police departments across the U.S. have sent messages of support to the NYPD.
The New York Police Department changed its Twitter profile photo on Saturday night to an image of a police badge with a black "mourning band" around it.
NYPD precincts and other departments followed suit. Some, such as Los Angeles Police Department officers, wore the black mourning bands in solidarity with the NYPD.
#LAPD will wear black mourning band in honor of our fallen brothers. #NYPD @CommissBratton @NYPDnews pic.twitter.com/cuafUJjrhu— Chief Charlie Beck (@LAPDChiefBeck) December 20, 2014
.@LAPD officers wearing black mourning band in honor of slain @NYPD officers. @KTLA @KTLAMorningNews pic.twitter.com/IQu0YlUvLV— mark mester (@mester_mark) December 21, 2014
Other police departments, including those in Las Vegas, Chicago and Philadelphia, posted their condolences online, along with a photo of the black mourning band from the NYPD's Twitter page.
Our thoughts and prayers with the men and women of the New York City Police Department as they mourn the loss of Officer Liu and Officer Ramos. Condolences to their families from ours. @officialnypd #NYPD #neverforget #thinblueline #brothersinblue A photo posted by Las Vegas Police Dept (@lvmpd) on Dec 12, 2014 at 9:15am PST
Our thoughts and prayers are with the @NYPDnews pic.twitter.com/YDLprLDr6U— Philadelphia Police (@PhillyPolice) December 20, 2014
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of Officer Liu and Officer Ramos of the NYPD. pic.twitter.com/TF022VY9jb— Chicago Police (@Chicago_Police) December 21, 2014
Outside law enforcement officials, Tom Coughlin, head coach of the New York Giants, wore a black strip on his left shoulder to express support for the NYPD.
Tom Coughlin wearing a black strip on left shoulder and peace sign under NY in honor of #NYPD officers Liu and Ramos pic.twitter.com/dMn6a1O1lw— pat hanlon (@giantspathanlon) December 21, 2014
NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were fatally shot Saturday in "execution style" killings, according to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton.