Bangladeshi NYPD Officer Among Five Victims in Manhattan Shooting

Bangladeshi immigrant, NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, was among the five victims in a tragic shooting at 345 Park Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, 28 July, where a gunman killed four people before taking his own life. The incident, which occurred in a skyscraper housing the NFL headquarters and major financial firms like Blackstone and KPMG, has left the Bangladeshi community and New Yorkers in mourning.

Officer Didarul Islam, 36, a father of two with a third child on the way, had served the NYPD for three and a half years in the 47th Precinct in the Bronx. Originally from Bangladesh, he was working off-duty as a security guard through an NYPD program for commercial establishments when he was fatally shot in the lobby during the evening rush hour. Mayor Eric Adams described him as a “true blue” hero who died protecting others. “He was a proud Bangladeshi-American, doing what he did best—saving lives,” Adams said. Islam’s wife, eight months pregnant, faces the loss of her husband alongside their two children.

The gunman, identified as Shane Tamura, 27, from Las Vegas, used an M4 assault rifle to kill four people—Islam, two other men, and a woman—and critically injure a fifth man, who is stable at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Tamura, who had a documented history of mental illness, drove cross-country to New York and opened fire in the lobby before moving to the 33rd floor offices of Rudin Management, where he shot himself in the chest. Authorities have yet to determine his motive.

The shooting disrupted Midtown Manhattan, prompting a massive police response and FBI assistance. “Pure evil struck innocent people, including our brother from Bangladesh,” said Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association. The Bangladeshi community in New York, deeply shaken, remembers Islam as a dedicated officer and family man whose sacrifice embodied his commitment to his adopted city.