{"id":135564,"date":"2025-08-10T23:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T23:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/135564\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T23:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T23:49:09","slug":"hundreds-honor-security-guard-killed-in-new-york-office-tower-shooting-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/135564\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds honor security guard killed in New York office tower shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jxTEW Poyse uieav lqtkC HkWF HfYhe kGyAC \">The life of Aland Etienne, the security guard who was killed last month at a Manhattan office tower, is being remembered<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">NEW YORK &#8212; Hundreds turned out to honor the life of Aland Etienne, the security guard who was <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/wounding a fifth before taking his own life, officials said.\" rel=\"nofollow\">killed last month<\/a> at a Manhattan office tower by a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-york-city-shooting-killed-0d002f9e3a3fdab7d7ad93616d42e865\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gunman targeting the headquarters<\/a> of the National Football League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">An immigrant from Haiti who came to the U.S. in 2017 with a dream for a new life, Etienne was remembered as a dedicated father and grandfather who was faithfully working at his security post when the gunman suddenly opened fire on July 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cMy brother will be remembered as a hero. A humble, steady, kind New York hero,\u201d said Smith Etienne, Aland\u2019s brother, in a statement. \u201cAland made the ultimate sacrifice, choosing bravery and selflessness over fear. In his final moments, he acted to protect others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The memorial service was held Saturday in Brooklyn for Etienne, 46, the last of the four shooting victims to be laid to rest. A New York City police officer, an investment firm executive and a real estate firm worker were also killed. The gunman wounded a fifth person before taking his own life. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Like Etienne, slain NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, who was working a department-approved private security detail that day, was an immigrant. Islam was <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bangladeshi-police-officers-nypd-8b2eb498527894ca0c1e6ede2d1ee514\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bangladeshi-American<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Manny Pastreich, president of Etienne&#8217;s union, 32BJ SEIU, said Etienne represents not only essential workers who are the backbone of New York City, but also immigrants who come to the U.S. to build a better life and contribute in both large and small ways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cHis legacy will serve as a reminder of the contributions of immigrants, and the sacrifices, they make every day,\u201d Pastreich said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Security officers from buildings across New York held a vigil last week to honor Etienne. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The life of Aland Etienne, the security guard who was killed last month at a Manhattan office tower,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":135565,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[81700,5229,347,4219,57,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,3677,61,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,107],"class_list":{"0":"post-135564","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-81700","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-article","11":"tag-crime","12":"tag-general-news","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-city","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkcity","17":"tag-ny","18":"tag-nyc","19":"tag-shootings","20":"tag-u-s-news","21":"tag-united-states","22":"tag-united-states-of-america","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","25":"tag-us","26":"tag-usa","27":"tag-world-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115007151440451404","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}