Their names are Lieutenant Michael Husak from the Onondaga County Sheriff's Department and Officer Michael Jensen from the Syracuse Police Department. According to the police, The killer used an illegally altered AR15 rifle to take the lives of these brave men. According to Syracuse Police Chief Joe Cecil, the individual was trying to provoke an interaction with police. Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh referred to that day as our worst nightmare come true. (00:47–00:55)
CLAIM
Asserts that the weapon used in the crime was an illegally altered AR15 rifle.
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