New York (CNN)The ceremonial burning of paper money and the melodic sounds of Buddhist chants are marking a weekend of remembrance for the second police officer killed in an ambush by a lone gunman in December -- a sendoff that reflects the changing face of a department once known for its deep Irish and Italian roots. Under a mix of rain and snow, Det. Wenjian Liu was remembered Saturday at Aievoli Funeral Home in Brooklyn, where Mayor Bill de Blasio, Police Commissioner William Bratton, local officials and throngs of uniformed police officers and firefighters gathered at his wake in a sign of the diversity and unity of the nation's largest city.
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Fellow officers to say goodbye to Det. Wenjian Liu at a funeral home in Brooklyn on Sunday
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On Sunday, a sea of dark blue drawn from the police forces of @placeholder and beyond is expected to find its way to the funeral home for Liu's funeral at 11 a.m.
On Sunday, a sea of dark blue drawn from the police forces of New York and beyond is expected to find its way to the funeral home for @placeholder's funeral at 11 a.m.