New York City police officers shed tears today at a memorial for the two murdered at the site in Brooklyn where they were shot dead. Uniformed cops laid bouquets, lit candles and left toys around the street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of the city where a crazed gunamn shot dead officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. They were joined by mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, who also laid flowers at the site in a show of unity with the police force, elements of which say the mayor had turned against them before the deaths. De Blasio later led city officials in a moment of silence at 2.47pm Monday - exactly three days after Ismaaiyl Brinsley opened fire on officers Ramos and Liu as they sat in their patrol car. Scroll down for videos . Grief: NYPD Lieutenant Tanisha Gurley is seen above with a single tear running down her face as she kneels in front of a makeshift memorial for slain officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu . Unity: Cops embraced one another while members of the public gathered to express their feelings at the Saturday double murder . Guest: Mayor Bill de Blasio - who has faced criticism from some officers - came to the memorial with his wife Chirlane McCray. The pair laid flowers and later led a moment of silence . Officers amassed at the memorial fell silent to honor their fallen comrades, as city leaders urged people around New York and the country to do the same. Mayor de Blasio told a press conference at City Hall: 'I want o ask everyone who is assembled here, and everyone who is watching to now bow our heads in memory of Officer Ramos and Officer Liu'. He then paused for around a minute and embraced his wife Chirlane McCray - then told others to do the same as a symbol of their communal grief. Today at the memorial, near the Myrtle/Willoughby subway stations on the G line, NYPD Lieutenant Tanisha Gurley was one of those mourning the two men. As she knelt in front of the memorial a single tear could be seen running down her cheek. Other officers were pictured embracing, while sobbing members of the public also paid their respects. Silence: Mayor Bill de Blasio bowed his head in City hall - and urged others to do the same - at 2.47pm, the time the officers were shot . Embrace: De Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray embraced publicly after the silence and urged others to do likewise . Paying respects: At the memorial in Brooklyn, officers bowed their heads and paused as well . Grieving: The silence coincided with a message from NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton praising the two fallen officers . Details of a full funeral for officer Ramos - a regular church-goer who aspired to be a full-time minister - were announced, with a service in Queens set for December 27. Last night NYPD officials said arrangements for Liu's funeral would follow after relatives had been flown in from China. Earlier that day NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton posted a message honoring the fallen officers, and said the department will keep its flags at half-mast until after Christmas. He described Liu and Ramos as: 'loving fathers, husbands, and sons—points of great pride for their communities. 'They were also part of our NYPD family, bonded by the experiences, triumphs, and challenges we face so that others won’t have to. They dedicated their lives to the defense of others, and understood what that commitment could ultimately mean. 'They were people of faith, of conviction, and of principle. They answered the call to service, and did so each and every day they wore the uniform. They were devoted to the protection of this city and the safety of its people. 'They didn’t do this work to be thanked, congratulated, or admired. They did it because it must be done, because we all have the basic right to live free from fear. And with all of us, they stood tall to guard those who cannot guard themselves, to shield the frightened, the weak, and the vulnerable. 'We are their memory. We are their legacy. And we still stand. Standing together: Three NYPD officers bow their heads, surrounded by members of the public holding roses . Overcome: A member of the public brings a hand to her face when confronted with the sea of flowers and candles gathered in Brooklyn . Victims: The flowers and silence ceremony honored killed officers Wenjian Liu, left, and Rafael Ramos, right . Hands together: Lieutenant Gurley made this somber gesture - not long before the minute of silence across the city began at 2.47pm . Lights in the dark: A man in a New York Yankees cap kneels down and lights another candle at the sad spot .
Officers bowed heads, embraced and shed tears amid sea of flowers where officers were gunned down on Saturday .
NYC mayor Bill de Blasio and wife Chirlane McCray also came to mourn officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu .
Silence was observed by officers and in City Hall at 2.47pm - the same time gunman Ismaaiyl Brinsley opened fire .
New York City police officers shed tears today at a memorial for the two murdered at the site in Brooklyn where they were shot dead. Uniformed cops laid bouquets, lit candles and left toys around the street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of the city where a crazed gunamn shot dead officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. They were joined by mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, who also laid flowers at the site in a show of unity with the police force, elements of which say the mayor had turned against them before the deaths. De Blasio later led city officials in a moment of silence at 2.47pm Monday - exactly three days after Ismaaiyl Brinsley opened fire on officers Ramos and Liu as they sat in their patrol car. Scroll down for videos . Grief: NYPD Lieutenant Tanisha Gurley is seen above with a single tear running down her face as she kneels in front of a makeshift memorial for slain officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu . Unity: Cops embraced one another while members of the public gathered to express their feelings at the Saturday double murder . Guest: Mayor Bill de Blasio - who has faced criticism from some officers - came to the memorial with his wife Chirlane McCray. The pair laid flowers and later led a moment of silence . Officers amassed at the memorial fell silent to honor their fallen comrades, as city leaders urged people around New York and the country to do the same. Mayor de Blasio told a press conference at City Hall: 'I want o ask everyone who is assembled here, and everyone who is watching to now bow our heads in memory of Officer Ramos and Officer Liu'. He then paused for around a minute and embraced his wife Chirlane McCray - then told others to do the same as a symbol of their communal grief. Today at the memorial, near the Myrtle/Willoughby subway stations on the G line, NYPD Lieutenant Tanisha Gurley was one of those mourning the two men. As she knelt in front of the memorial a single tear could be seen running down her cheek. Other officers were pictured embracing, while sobbing members of the public also paid their respects. Silence: Mayor Bill de Blasio bowed his head in City hall - and urged others to do the same - at 2.47pm, the time the officers were shot . Embrace: De Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray embraced publicly after the silence and urged others to do likewise . Paying respects: At the memorial in Brooklyn, officers bowed their heads and paused as well . Grieving: The silence coincided with a message from NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton praising the two fallen officers . Details of a full funeral for officer Ramos - a regular church-goer who aspired to be a full-time minister - were announced, with a service in Queens set for December 27. Last night NYPD officials said arrangements for Liu's funeral would follow after relatives had been flown in from China. Earlier that day NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton posted a message honoring the fallen officers, and said the department will keep its flags at half-mast until after Christmas. He described Liu and Ramos as: 'loving fathers, husbands, and sons—points of great pride for their communities. 'They were also part of our NYPD family, bonded by the experiences, triumphs, and challenges we face so that others won’t have to. They dedicated their lives to the defense of others, and understood what that commitment could ultimately mean. 'They were people of faith, of conviction, and of principle. They answered the call to service, and did so each and every day they wore the uniform. They were devoted to the protection of this city and the safety of its people. 'They didn’t do this work to be thanked, congratulated, or admired. They did it because it must be done, because we all have the basic right to live free from fear. And with all of us, they stood tall to guard those who cannot guard themselves, to shield the frightened, the weak, and the vulnerable. 'We are their memory. We are their legacy. And we still stand. Standing together: Three NYPD officers bow their heads, surrounded by members of the public holding roses . Overcome: A member of the public brings a hand to her face when confronted with the sea of flowers and candles gathered in Brooklyn . Victims: The flowers and silence ceremony honored killed officers Wenjian Liu, left, and Rafael Ramos, right . Hands together: Lieutenant Gurley made this somber gesture - not long before the minute of silence across the city began at 2.47pm . Lights in the dark: A man in a New York Yankees cap kneels down and lights another candle at the sad spot .
New York City police officers shed tears today at officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. They were joined by mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, who after Ismaaiyl Brinsley opened fire on officers Silence: Mayor Bill de Blasio bowed his head in 2.47pm, the time the officers were shot . Embrace: De Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray to her face when confronted with the sea of