Didarul Islam, the NYPD cop killed by a rampaging gunman in a mass capturing in a Park Ave. skyscraper, was a Bangladeshi immigrant who joined the power to go away behind a legacy his household may very well be pleased with, mourners mentioned Tuesday.
Islam, 36, a father of two with a child on the way in which, was one in all 4 folks gunned down by Shane Tamura contained in the Midtown high-rise Monday night.
The physique of NYPD Officer Didarul Islam is transferred from New York Presbyterian Hospital Monday, July 28, 2025. (Barry Williams / New York Each day Information)
Islam was working a second job as a safety guard when Tamura stormed contained in the constructing at 51st St. with an M-4 assault rifle about 6:30 p.m. and began firing.
Tamura killed three others and wounded a fourth individual earlier than getting misplaced within the constructing and taking his personal life, officers mentioned.
As a part of a program with the division, Islam was sporting his NYPD uniform whereas working off-duty, officers mentioned.
On the time of his demise, he was assigned to the forty seventh Precinct within the Bronx. Islam has been a police officer since 2021.
Didarul Islam, an immigrant from Bangladesh and NYPD officer. (Obtained by Each day Information)
In his 5 12 months profession, he racked up 26 felony arrests and 45 misdemeanor arrests, in response to his NYPD document.
“It’s a sad day for not only our members, but for the #NYPD and #NYC,” the NYPD Muslim Officer’s Society mentioned on Fb. “We lost one of the finest today to a senseless act of violence.”
Mayor Adams known as Islam a “true blue New Yorker.”
On Tuesday, Adams ordered all of the flags on metropolis buildings to be lowered to half mast within the officer’s honor.
Folks watch because the physique of NYPD Officer Didarul Islam is transferred from New York Presbyterian Hospital Monday, July 28, 2025. (Barry Williams / New York Each day Information)
Islam was Tamura’s first goal, Tisch mentioned. He died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell.
“He was doing the job that we asked him to do,” Tisch mentioned. “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.”
Assemblyman and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani mentioned Islam lived within the Parkchester part of the Bronx together with his spouse, kids and aged mother and father.
“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,” Mamdani mentioned. “He has done that, and more. I pray for him, his family, and honor the legacy of service and sacrifice he leaves behind.”
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The physique of NYPD Officer Didarul Islam is transferred from New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Monday. (Barry Williams/New York Each day Information)
“He wanted to support his family and he fell in love with law enforcement. He was a selfless individual,” Karim mentioned.
“This house he bought while providing for his elderly parents” in Bangladesh, Karim mentioned. “He was a stand up guy. It only made sense for someone like him to join the police force.”
“He told my mom, ‘You have to die one way or another,’” Karim added. “He died a hero.”
Initially Printed: July 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM EDT
