Police officer killed in Midtown Manhattan shooting was an immigrant father with another child on the way

CNN Didarul Islam a -year-old New York Police Department officer was among four people killed Monday evening in Midtown Manhattan when a gunman stormed the lobby of the sprawling Park Avenue office tower and opened fire Islam an immigrant from Bangladesh who New York authorities have described as a hero leaves behind two young sons and his wife who is pregnant with their third child NYPD Commissioner Jessica S Tisch announced Islam had been off-duty but in uniform and working shield in the building when he was shot and killed by -year-old Shane Devon Tamura He was doing the job that we solicited him to do announced Tisch at a news conference Monday night 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 He died as he lived a hero Didarul had served in the NYPD s th precinct in the Bronx for three and a half years Mayor Eric Adams explained at the news conference He was his father s only son revealed Adams The mayor met with Islam s family earlier Monday night and explained them he was a hero and we admire him for putting his life on the line he disclosed Everyone we spoke with stated he was a person of faith and a person that presumed in God and considered in living out the life of a godly person Adams noted He was saving lives He was protecting New Yorkers He embodies what this city is all about He s a true-blue New Yorker not only in a uniform he wore New York Gov Kathy Hochul and other police departments from as far away as Los Angeles have posted messages in honor of the fallen officer and expressing condolences to his family Police Officer Didarul Islam represented the very best of our department the NYPD posted on X He was protecting New Yorkers from danger when his life was tragically cut short in the present day We join in prayer during this time of incomprehensible pain We will forever honor his legacy Police say Tamura shot five people including Islam before fatally shooting himself in the chest One person survived and is in critical but stable condition bureaucrats mentioned