Wife Of Slain Nypd Officer Didarul Islam Gives Birth To Their Third Son

The woman of slain New York Police Officer Didarul Islam, 1 of five group fatally changeable astatine a midtown Manhattan high-rise past month, has fixed commencement to a son, constabulary announced Monday.

Arham became nan 3rd kid of Didarul and Jamila Islam, and they're each boys, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said successful a statement Monday afternoon.

"Out of tragedy, a caller life has entered this world," she said. "Arham joins his 2 large brothers, Ahyan and Azhaan. Together, they will transportation guardant their father’s bequest of work and courage."

Arham Islam, newborn boy of Detective First Grade Didarul Islam and his wife, Jamila Islam.@NYPDPC via X.com

Mayor Eric Adams said he was pinch members of Islam's family astatine nan infirmary erstwhile Jamila was successful labour Sunday.

"I cognize really typical Arham's commencement is for this family that is still dealing pinch heartbreak aft losing their hero," he said connected X. "Our full metropolis stands pinch them and is present to support them."

Islam, 36, was moving successful nan lobby of nan 44-story building connected Park Avenue successful New York City connected July 28 when, constabulary say, 27-year-old Shane Tamura of Las Vegas walked successful and instantly opened occurrence utilizing a semiautomatic rifle.

Tisch said afterward that Islam was moving successful nan lobby of nan building pinch nan department's support nether a programme that allows officers to supply information off-duty but successful uniform.

On Monday she noted his general title: Detective First Grade Didarul Islam. Adams said connected MSNBC past period that Islam was nan first Bangladesh-born NYPD serviceman to beryllium killed successful nan statement of duty.

After nan onslaught Adams said that those who knew nan serviceman said he “believed successful surviving retired nan life of a godly person.”

Tamura besides changeable a information defender and 2 civilians successful nan building earlier fatally shooting himself, authorities said.

Adams said Tamura, who completed a cross-country thrust conscionable anterior to nan attack, was trying to target nan office of nan NFL, which has offices successful nan Park Avenue building, but entered nan incorrect group of elevator banks and ne'er made it to nan league's offices.

Two officials acquainted pinch nan matter told NBC News that nan shooter, who played shot successful precocious schoolhouse successful Southern California, near a statement astatine nan segment that said he wanted his encephalon studied for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, aliases CTE.

The neurodegenerative upset associated pinch caput injuries tin origin changes successful behaviour and cognition and has been diagnosed successful hundreds of NFL players aft their deaths. Tamura, who ne'er made it to nan NFL, had a "documented intelligence wellness history," Las Vegas constabulary said.

Muhammad Mainul Islam, who identified himself arsenic Didarul Islam’s cousin, told NBC New York nan serviceman was dedicated to providing for his family and raising his children.

“When he had time, and particularly his disconnected days, he went to nan mosque pinch his 2 kids,” he said.

Islam was assigned to nan 47th Precinct successful nan Bronx.

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

Tisch said successful her connection Monday that nan newborn, his mother and his brothers are portion of nan NYPD fabric.

"Jamila, Ahyan, Azhaan, and now, Arham will everlastingly beryllium portion of nan NYPD family," she said.