Mourners Gather At Wake For Slain New York Police Officer

The casket of New York Police Department Officer Rafael Ramos arrives to his wake at Christ Tabernacle Church, in the Glendale section of Queens, where he was member. Ramos's wife Maritza and this two sons Justin and Jayden were among those at the viewing ceremony.

Jaden Ramos, the son of Officer Ramos, arrives at the wake.

Officers line up to attend Ramos's wake.

Members of the police department honor guard carried Ramos's casket into the church. Police officials said on Friday the two officers would be posthumously promoted to detectives, the New York Times reported. The courtesy promotion often provides families of fallen officers with more benefits.

Officers and other mourners line up though a gas station to attend the wake.

Police officers salute as Ramos's casket of Ramos arrives for his wake at Christ Tabernacle Church.

New York City police officers line up outside the church.

Mourners stand at a barricade near Christ Tabernacle Church.

New York Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton and wife Rikki Klieman depart from the wake.

Police officers stand guard at a side door at the church.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance arrives at the wake.

Patrolmen's Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch outside the wake.

Police officers walk past a fence covered in blue ribbons in tribute to the slain officers.

Liu's wife, Pei Xia Chen, and his mother, Xiu Yan Li, left, at the Tunnels to Towers Foundation headquarters on Friday, after officials announced they will raise money to pay off the home mortgages for the widows of Liu and NYPD officer Ramos.

Pei Xia Chen