Nypd Officer Killed In Manhattan Shooting Remembered As Hero And Dedicated Protector

The New York City constabulary serviceman who was killed erstwhile a gunman opened occurrence successful a midtown Manhattan building connected Monday evening was a dedicated begetter and civilian servant who was moving a 2nd occupation arsenic a information guard, according to officials.

Didarul Islam, a 36-year-old migrant from Bangladesh, was nan first personification to beryllium changeable successful nan onslaught astatine 345 Park Ave. that near 4 others dead, including nan gunman, authorities said.

Islam had been pinch nan constabulary section for astir 4 years and leaves down 2 young sons and a woman who is pregnant, according to nan New York Police Department.

“He was doing nan occupation that we asked him to do,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said astatine a news convention Monday night. “He put himself successful harm’s way. He made nan eventual sacrifice, changeable successful acold blood, wearing a azygous that stood for nan committedness that he made to this city.”

NYPD Officer Didarul Islam.NYPD

She added that Islam was moving off-duty done a constabulary section programme that allows companies to prosecute officers successful azygous to supply other security.

Those who knew Islam said he “believed successful surviving retired nan life of a godly person,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who told reporters astatine nan news convention that he had met pinch Islam’s family earlier successful nan night.

“I told them that he was a hero, and we respect him for putting his life connected nan line,” said Adams, who is simply a erstwhile constabulary officer. “He embodies what this metropolis is each about. He’s a true-blue New Yorker, not only successful a azygous he wore, but successful his tone and power of loving this city.”

Officials said nan motive for nan onslaught was still nether investigation. Shane Devon Tamura, a 27-year-old from Las Vegas pinch a “documented intelligence wellness history,” has been identified by constabulary arsenic nan gunman. Authorities opportunity he precocious drove cross-country to New York, storming into nan agency building and spraying nan lobby pinch gunfire earlier taking nan elevator to nan 33rd level to occurrence much shots and past turning his limb upon himself.

Two officials acquainted pinch nan matter told NBC News that nan shooter, who played shot successful precocious school, near a statement astatine nan segment that said he wanted his encephalon studied for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, aliases CTE — a neurodegenerative upset associated pinch caput injuries that has been diagnosed successful hundreds of NFL players aft their deaths and that tin origin changes successful behaviour and cognition.

The firm building wherever nan shooting took spot houses nan office of nan NFL, though it was not instantly clear whether nan NFL was nan intended target. One NFL worker was earnestly wounded successful nan attack, according to nan league’s commissioner, Roger Goodell.

In summation to Islam, nan dormant include different information serviceman and an executive astatine Blackstone.

Islam had been stationed successful nan lobby of nan building adjacent to wherever nan gunman entered, officials said. The officer’s family remembered him arsenic a loving begetter who was devoted to his religion.

“When he had time, and particularly his off-days, he went to nan mosque pinch his 2 kids,” Muhammad Mainul Islam, who identified himself arsenic Islam’s cousin, told NBC New York connected Tuesday.

Islam had been assigned to nan 47th Precinct successful nan Bronx. The caput of New York City’s constabulary officers’ national said relatives described him arsenic proud to put connected nan “uniform and shield of a New York City constabulary officer.”

“He went retired each azygous time to supply for his family, whether it was overtime aliases immoderate he had to do,” said Patrick Hendry, nan president of nan Police Benevolent Association.

In a Tuesday greeting question and reply connected MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Adams said Islam was nan first Bangladeshi-born NYPD serviceman to beryllium killed successful nan statement of duty. He and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul connected Tuesday ordered flags connected authorities buildings to beryllium flown astatine half-staff successful grant of Islam and nan different shooting victims.

In a station connected X, the NYPD shared a video of constabulary officers saluting during a honorable transportation ceremonial overnight for Islam, his assemblage draped successful a flag.

“A husband, a father, a son. He leaves down a metropolis successful grief,” nan station read.

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