Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old Los Angeles resident, on Monday (Jul 28) evening carried out a shooting attack inside 345 Park Avenue, a 44-storey building that houses several five-star business hotels and corporate offices, including the headquarters of Colgate Palmolive and KPMG. He killed five people, including an NYPD officer, during his violent rampage before dying by suicide. In a press briefing, authorities, while referring to Tamura as "pure evil", revealed the identity of the slain police officer. They said that "hero" dad, 36-year-old Didarul Islam, was killed by the deranged gunman while protecting civilians. "Pure evil came to the heart of our city and struck innocent people and a police officer who was protecting those civilians", said New York City's police officers' union, Patrick Henry.
NYPD pays respect to 'hero' officer Didarul Islam
In a 'Fidelis Ad Mortem' post on X, the NYPD marked police officer Didarul Islam's 'end of watch' as July 28, 2025 and said that he "represented the very best of our department." Islam was "protecting New Yorkers from danger when his life was tragically cut short today," reads the post, adding, “We join in prayer during this time of incomprehensible pain. We will forever honour his legacy.”
Speaking at the press conference, Mayor Eric Adams said, "He was doing what he does best, and all members of the police department carry out, he was saving lives".
Who was Didarul Islam?
NYPD police officer Didarul Islam, as per Mayor Adams, was an immigrant from Bangladesh. "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 added at the late-night press conference.
As per reports, Islam was married and was the father of two young boys. His wife, according to the NY Post, is eight months pregnant. He joined the New York Police Department in December 2021 and was posted at the 47th Precinct in the Bronx. He was off-duty on Monday and working as security for Rudin Management Company in the building, wearing his NYPD uniform. NYPD officers are allowed to work in private security or pursue "off-duty employment" with the express permission of the Police Commissioner.
