Man who shot NYPD officers had anti-cop messages on Instagram boasting: 'Same way they empty a full mag on us, empty a couple on them'

• Suspect Jason Polanco, 23, is seen in security video blasting away at the NYPD cops with a .44 Magnum pistol after a robbery in the Bronx
• Months prior, he had posted on his Instagram endorsing anti-cop violence writing, 'Same way they empty a full mag on us, empty a couple on them'
• He was arrested along with suspect Joshua Kemp, 28, and charged with robbery
• Polanco also faces an attempted murder charge for allegedly shooting at the officers
• The violence comes just weeks after two NYPD officers were shot dead in their patrol car, sparking fears and tensions nationwide

By MailOnline Reporter and Associated Press

Published: 18:41 EST, 6 January 2015 | Updated: 22:46 EST, 6 January 2015

Jason Polanco, 23, is charged with attempted murder and robbery

Long before he allegedly opened fire in a wild shootout that left a pair of NYPD cops injured, 23-year-old Jason Polanco was already one to promote anti-cop violence.

Polanco, who was arrested on attempted murder charges Tuesday, routinely posted messages with political or social commentary on his Instagram.

In one of those posts, a few months ago, he added a picture captioned 'stop police brutality' — complete with a shocking call for violence against cops.

'Maybe there should be a stand your ground law for civilian against abusive & [corrupt] authorities,' the suspect wrote.

'Same way they empty a full mag on us, empty a couple on them.'

He signed his message with a reference to Michael Brown, the unarmed black Missouri teenager whose shooting death by a white police officer sparked months of protests and riots nationwide.

Security video showed Polanco blasting away at the officers with a powerful .44 Magnum pistol as they pursued him Monday night following the robbery in a Bronx grocery store, police said.

Police stand guard near the scene of the wild shootout between the suspects and police in the Bronx

Surveillance footage shows Polanco the day of the shooting (left) while police say this is the gun he used to fire several rounds at NYPD officers (right)

Polanco, 23, was arrested on attempted murder and robbery charges.

The second man, 28-year-old Joshua Kemp, was charged with robbery. The names of their attorneys were not immediately available.

At a news conference, New York Police Department officials praised five officers for choosing to respond to the robbery report even though their shifts had ended and they were about to head home.

The two wounded officers, Andrew Dossi and Aliro Pellerano, were hospitalized in stable condition.

'I commend them for their courage,' Chief of Department James O'Neill said. 'They were going home ... and they ended up getting into a fierce firefight.'

The shooting came about two weeks after two officers were fatally shot while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn, and on the same day that the city touted record low crime levels.

Victims: Officers Aliro Pellerano (left) and Andrew Dossi were wounded in the line of duty when Polanco allegedly opened fire at them. They were both hospitalized in stable condition

A woman approaches the Bronx deli the suspects allegedly struck the night before the shootout with cops

Monday night's violence unfolded as officers who are part of an anti-crime unit spotted Kemp outside a Chinese restaurant and Polanco inside it.

When the officers got out of their car and approached Kemp, Polanco shot one round through the window of the restaurant, striking Kemp and one officer, police said. He went outside and fired two more shots and wounded the second officer; one officer returned three shots but missed.

Polanco ran away and carjacked a white Camaro that he crashed a few blocks away, police said. He jumped out, ditched his gun and fled on foot, they said.

Mayor Bill de Blasio (second from left) and NYPD Commissioner William Bratton (podium) address reporters at St. Barnabas Hospital, where the wounded cops were taken

Investigators released video early Tuesday that prompted several tips from the public that led to Polanco's identification and capture, police said. Kemp was caught after seeking treatment for his wound at a hospital, which contacted police.

On Dec. 20, Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were gunned down in their patrol car by a man who vowed online to kill 'pigs.' The man opened fire, then ran into a subway where he shot himself to death.

Ramos was buried Dec. 27; Liu was buried Sunday. Tens of thousands of officers from around the country attended the funerals.

Police say Polanco (pictured) ran away and carjacked a white Camaro that he crashed a few blocks away. Then he jumped out, ditched his gun and fled on foot