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The officers were
not hurt in the incident that occurred a little before 11 p.m.
local time when two shots were fired at them by individuals in a
sedan that drove passed them, a New York City Police Department
spokesman said.
The incident comes two days after three police officers were
gunned down in Louisiana's state capital and less than two weeks
after five Dallas officers were killed by a gunman. Both
shootings are believed to have been racially motivated attacks
aimed at white officers.
Police did not identify the officers.
Four black men riding in a dark colored sedan with tinted
windows slowly approached the two officers and made a statement
"about getting them" before shots were fired, the Sergeants
Benevolent Association said on Facebook.
The car was later found in a nearby precinct, the union said.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Michael
Perry)
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