Joe Biden to attend Saturday funeral for fallen NYPD officer

Vice President Biden to attend Saturday funeral for fallen NYPD officer

By Sun-Times staff

New York Police Department shows officers Rafael Ramos, left, and Wenjian Liu | AP Photo

Vice President Joe Biden will attend the funeral of slain New York police officer Rafael, the White House says.

#NYPD @VP Biden to attend the service for Officer Rafael Ramos in New York City on Saturday
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) December 23, 2014

.@Schultz44: “The President has asked Vice President Biden to attend the service for Officer Rafael Ramos"
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) December 23, 2014

.@Schultz44 Obama "is grateful that the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will be traveling to NYC to attend the service on Saturday."
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) December 23, 2014

The funeral service will be held at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Ramos was one of two NYPD officers shot and killed last week in what city officials describe as an “execution-style” ambush.

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