Posted on 07/29/2025 6:56:59 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
The New York City police officer killed in Monday’s mass shooting at a Midtown office building has been identified by officials as Didarul Islam, a 36-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh and father of two who lived in the Bronx.
Islam, who served in the NYPD for just over three years, was working as security in the lobby of 345 Park Avenue when the alleged gunman, 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura of Las Vegas, entered the building armed with an AR-15-style rifle and opened fire.
Tamura allegedly shot and killed Islam and then three others, critically wounded one more, before killing himself with a gunshot wound to the chest after taking an elevator to the 33rd floor of the building.
While police have yet to identify any motive for the shooting, a source told CNN that a suicide note was found in the pocket of the alleged gunman “expressing grievances with the NFL and saying he suffered from CTE.”
Police Officer Didarul Islam represented the very best of our department.
He was protecting New Yorkers from danger when his life was tragically cut short today.
We join in prayer during this time of incomprehensible pain. We will forever honor his legacy.#FidelisAdMortem pic.twitter.com/vkBZetsz2N
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) July 29, 2025
“He made the ultimate sacrifice, shot in cold blood wearing a uniform that stood for the promise he made to this city,” said NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch.
She added that Islam and his wife were expecting a third child.
“Officer Didarul Islam died as he lived, a hero and protector of New York City,” New York mayor Eric Adams said in a post to X. “We will never forget you.”
You’re very welcome.
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