Off-duty NYPD officer, father of 2 killed in deranged gunman's Manhattan rampage
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An off-duty NYPD officer was fatally shot in Manhattan on Monday was identified as 36-year-old Didarul Islam, a father of two whose wife is pregnant with their third child. 

Islam, an immigrant from Bangladesh, was one of four people killed when 27-year-old Shane Tamura opened fire inside a Midtown Manhattan office building on Monday evening. Tamura, a Las Vegas resident with a history of mental health issues, began shooting in the lobby before moving to another floor and later turning the gun on himself.

Slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam

NYPD officer Didarul Islam was killed when a gunman opened fire in a Manhattan office building where the off-duty officer was providing security on July 28, 2025.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul expressed a similar sentiment, saying he “represented the very best of New York.”

“An immigrant from Bangladesh, he joined the NYPD to protect his city — and gave his life doing so,” Hochul wrote. “He leaves behind a wife, two young sons and a third child on the way. We hold his family in our prayers tonight.”

Hochul also ordered flags half-staff in honor of Islam and the other victims of Monday’s shooting.

In the wake of the tragedy, Hochul called for a “national assault weapons ban.”

“The time to act is now. The American people are tired of thoughts and prayers,” she said. “They deserve action. Congress must summon the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and finally pass a national assault weapons ban before more innocent lives are stolen.”

Ambulance carrying fallen NYPD officer

The ambulance carrying the body of Didarul Islam exits NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Hospital during the dignified transfer of the slain officer, who was shot and killed by a gunman Monday evening, early Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in New York.  (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Controversial Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of the NYPD who has called to defund the police, also mourned Islam online.

“A Bangladeshi immigrant who joined the NYPD four years ago, he lived in Parkchester with his pregnant wife, their two young children, and his elderly parents,” Mamdani wrote. “When he joined the police department, his mother asked him why he would pursue such a dangerous job. He told her it was to leave behind a legacy that his family could be proud of. He has done that, and more.”

Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner was killed in the shooting, according to the firm. The names of the other two victims have not yet been released to the public.

The NFL confirmed that one employee was “seriously injured,” according to a memo written by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell obtained by Fox News. The league did not identify the employee.

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