New York City is mourning an NYPD officer and three other people killed in Monday night’s shooting inside an office building in Midtown Manhattan.
Officer Didarul Islam was in uniform working as a security guard for a private company at the time of the shooting, police said. The 36-year-old joined the department three and a half years ago and was assigned to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx, where bunting went up in his memory early Tuesday morning.
Investigators said he was killed when the gunman, Shane Tamura, walked into the lobby of the office building at 345 Park Ave., with a high-power rifle and opened fire. Three other people were killed in the shooting, and another person was hospitalized with critical injuries. Tamura died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
A dignified transfer was held overnight for the fallen officer. Community members, elected officials and local leaders lined the street with their hands to their hearts as Islam’s body was taken away in an ambulance.
Tuesday, another dignified transfer began around 4:30 p.m. as his body was moved from the medical examiner’s office to a mosque in the Bronx.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams ordered all flags on city buildings to fly at half-staff in honor of Islam and the other victims. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul also directed flags to half staff across the state.
“The violence we witnessed at the hands of this individual is sickening, unacceptable and it must stop here,” Hochul said in a statement Tuesday morning. “An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us, and we must confront this violence head on. My heart is with our neighbors in Manhattan, the victims and their families — as well as the brave men and women of the NYPD.”
Family friends say a funeral is planned for Thursday.
“He died as he lived, a hero”
NYPD Officer Didarul Islam
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Islam was an immigrant from Bangladesh and his parents’ only son. He was a husband and father of two sons, and his wife is pregnant with their third child.
Hochul wrote on social media that he “represented the very best of New York.”
“Tonight we mourn four New Yorkers, including one of New York’s Finest, taken in an act of senseless violence,” the governor wrote in another post. “Our hearts are with their loved ones and everyone affected by this tragedy, and we honor the first responders who bravely ran toward danger.”
Adams described Islam as an officer who loved his city and was a “true-blue New Yorker.”
“He was doing what he does best, and all members of the police department carry out. He was saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers,” Adams said during a news conference late Monday night. “He was 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. He embodies what this city is all about. He’s a true-blue New Yorker, not only in a uniform he wore but in his spirit and energy of loving this city.”
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department lost a brother, and the city is mourning all of the innocent lives lost.
“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 this city,” she said. “He died as he lived, a hero.”
Officer Islam’s Bronx neighborhood dealing with tragic loss
The fallen officer lived in the Parkchester section of the Bronx, where neighbors and family members said the grief is overwhelming. There was a constant flow of mourners late into the night and throughout the day on Tuesday coming to pay respects and comfort his family.
Some neighbors said they happened to be around as the NYPD delivered the tragic news to Officer Islam’s wife, children and family.
“I heard all the kids crying, so it was very sad,” one said. “He was very friendly with the community, you know what I’m saying? Even the family, too. Just last night I was walking my dogs around and when I stopped there, that’s when I saw the other cops giving them the news. I just heard that people were crying. There’s just too much … a lot of grieving inside that house.”
One of Islam’s cousins said the officer’s father was so distraught after hearing his son was killed in the line of duty, he suffered a medical episode.
“He shock and he had a stroke,” Muhammad Mainul Islam, an imam, said.
Mainul Islam said the father is in the hospital still recovering, as is his family.
“He was a young man. He has two children. One is maybe 8 or 9. The youngest one is 4 years old … Also, his wife is pregnant, [due to deliver] next month,” he said.
A younger cousin named Muhammad said the children are struggling to process the loss.
“His youngest son doesn’t really understand. His eldest son is like in shock, walking around with his dad’s police book,” Muhammad said.
Officer Islam and his family attended Friday prayer at the Parkchester Jame Masjid mosque, where prayers have been pouring in.
“Everybody is upset. He’s a very nice guy, very gentle,” said Mohammed Ahia, vice president of the mosque.
“Excellent character, very hardworking, very good person,” family friend Mohammed Motaleb said.
The imam said it is custom for burials to happen quickly, adding everything is ready. The family is just waiting to coordinate final details with the NYPD.
Who is Shane Tamura? Here’s what we know
A surveillance photo of the suspected gunman who shot 2 NYPD officers and 2 civilians in Midtown Manhattan on July 28, 2025.
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Investigators have been working to determine why the 27-year-old suspect targeted the building, which contains offices for the NFL, Blackstone, Rudin Management, KPMG and others.
Adams said Tuesday it appears Tamura tried to target the NFL headquarters but took the wrong elevator. He said the suspect also left behind a note that mentioned CTE, a brain injury commonly associated with athletes caused by repeated trauma to the head.
“The note alluded to that he felt he had CTE, a known brain injury for those who participate in contact sports. He appeared to have blamed the NFL for his injury,” the mayor said on “CBS Mornings.”
An NFL employee was seriously wounded in the shooting and has been hospitalized in stable condition, according to a message NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent to employees. The league’s New York employees were told to work from home Tuesday as the investigation continues.
Blackstone, a global investment firm, confirmed Tuesday one of its employees, Wesley LePatner, was among those killed.
“She was brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond. She embodied the best of Blackstone,” company said in a statement.
One of the other people killed has been identified as security officer Aland Etienne. An employee of Rudin Management, who has not been named, also died.
Preliminary findings show Tamura drove across the country from Las Vegas to get to New York City, where he double-parked his car, walked inside the 44-story building and went on a shooting rampage.
Authorities said an M4 rifle was recovered on the scene, and Tamura was carrying a concealed firearms permit. Investigators believe he acted alone.
According to law enforcement in Las Vegas, he had a documented mental health history. Prescription medications were also found in his BMW.
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