The hero NYPD cop shot and killed in the Manhattan mass shooting Monday was working a second job in private security while his wife expected the couple’s third child.
Officer Didarul Islam, 36, was shot in the back and killed by a gunman seen carrying an M4 assault rifle near a midtown Manhattan office building that houses Blackstone asset management and the NFL on Monday. Five people are dead, including Islam.
Islam, the officer, is the father of two young boys. His wife is pregnant with their third child.
Tributes poured in for Islam on Monday night, including from former NYPD officer and New York City Mayor Eric Adams in a press conference.
‘He was doing what he does best, as all members of the police department carry out he was saving lives,’ Adams said.
‘He was protecting New Yorkers. He’s an immigrant from Bangladesh, and he loved this city, and everyone we spoke with stated he was a person of faith and a person that believed in God and believed in living out the life of a godly person.’
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that Islam ‘died as he lived: a hero.’
‘He was doing the job that we asked him to do. He put himself in harm’s way, he made the ultimate sacrifice — shot in cold blood, wearing a uniform that stood for the promise that he made to the city,’ Tisch added.
Officer Didarul Islam (pictured), 36, was shot in the back and killed by a gunman seen carrying an M4 assault rifle near a midtown Manhattan office building that houses Blackstone asset management and the NFL on Monday
The hero NYPD cop shot and killed in the Manhattan mass shooting Monday was working a second job in private security while his wife expected the couple’s third child
EMS First also shared a tribute to Officer Islam following the news.
‘Tonight, a chair at the dinner table is left empty. Tonight, a family grieves a loss that cannot be measured. Tonight, a hero made the ultimate, selfless sacrifice in the line of duty,’ it wrote on Instagram.
‘Remember his name. Honor his service. Never forget his face.’
A gunman seen carrying an M4 assault rifle killed four people, including one police officer, when he opened fire in broad daylight in the heart of New York City, before he reportedly took his own life.
In terrifying security camera photos, the gunman could be seen wearing a sport coat and button-down shirt while carrying the large rifle near a midtown Manhattan office building that houses Blackstone asset management and the NFL on Monday.
The gunman was identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura from Las Vegas, according to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
Tamura had a silencer on his rifle when he opened fire inside the lobby at around 6.30pm, with about 30 people inside, according to CNN. The firearm also had a scope and strap.
The gunman was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on the 33rd floor of the building, where Blackstone has its headquarters.
Islam, the officer, is the father of two young boys. His wife is pregnant with their third child
‘He was doing what he does best, as all members of the police department carry out he was saving lives,’ Mayor Eric Adams said of Islam (pictured)
In an update on X, Commissioner Tisch said the ‘lone shooter has been neutralized’ and the scene is ‘contained.’
Videos shared online showed officers in protective gear entering the building at 365 Park Avenue with their guns drawn.
Another video taken by Fox 5 showed several officers carrying a victim, while others appeared to be tending to a person lying on the ground.
