One of the victims of a horrific shooting in an office tower in New York has been revealed to be a brave NYPD officer who was due to become a father for the third time imminently.

The shooting erupted Monday evening at around 6:30PM inside 345 Park Avenue, a towering office building home to major corporations like Blackstone, KPMG, and the NFL.

The shooting occurred on Monday. Credit: Anadolu / Getty

Employees were seen fleeing the building with their hands raised as emergency responders secured the scene.

Among the dead was NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, 36, who was working security inside the skyscraper while off-duty but still in uniform, as reported by CNN.

Islam, a husband and father of two with a third child due soon, had been with the department since December 2021, assigned to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx.

“He was doing what he does best and all members of the police department carry out, he was saving lives,” said Mayor Eric Adams during a somber press conference late Monday.

“He was protecting New Yorkers. He’s an immigrant from Bangladesh, and 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.”

Didarul Islam lost his life in the attack. Credit: NYPD News X Account / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch became emotional as she reflected on Islam’s sacrifice, per the New York Post.

“He was doing the job that we asked him to do. 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 the city, he died as he lived: a hero,” she said.

“I want to extend my profound sympathies to all of the victims and their families and to the brave NYPD cops who today lost a brother.”

“He was a hardworking police officer who was proud we know from hearing from his family to put on that uniform and shield of a New York City police officer,” said PBA President Patrick Hendry.

“Every day, he went out and did his job, and he went out every single day to provide for his family, whether it was overtime or whatever he had to do to provide for this family.”

Islam’s death has left a massive void, both at home and within the department. His wife, eight months pregnant, now faces the heartbreaking reality of raising their three children without him.

“He made the ultimate sacrifice,” said Adams. “He was doing what he was trained to do, protecting lives.”

The attack claimed the lives of three other civilians, whose names have not been released, and left another person in critical but stable condition.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed that one of the injured was a league employee. “He is currently in the hospital and in stable condition,” he stated. “We believe all other employees are safe and accounted for.”

Goodell also acknowledged the fallen officer’s bravery: “We are deeply grateful to Officer Islam, who gave his life to protect others.”

The suspect was identified as 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura of Las Vegas. Surveillance footage showed him entering the Park Avenue tower wearing sunglasses and dark clothing while carrying a rifle.

Tamura later barricaded himself on the 33rd floor, where he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

Authorities recovered a firearm, ammunition, his phone, and a note at the scene.

According to NBC News, the note indicated Tamura was experiencing deep mental health struggles, possibly tied to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain condition linked to repeated head trauma — often found in football players.

Investigators are probing whether his reported belief in having CTE influenced his decision to target the building, which houses the NFL’s headquarters.

The motive remains under investigation, but early reports suggest Tamura may have viewed the NFL as connected to his personal deterioration.

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Earlier this week, on Tuesday, January 15th, a sergeant with the NYPD went above and beyond the call of duty when he saved a teenage boy on Manhattan Bridge.

Sgt. William Hart was passing by the Brooklyn end of the pedestrian walkway by chance that evening when he was flagged down by a group of people who had seen a child perched dangerously on the edge of the bridge. The 13-year-old boy, who has not been named, had climbed over the six-foot chain link fencing and was preparing himself to jump.

For most people, this would have been an incredibly daunting responsibility to take on. With more than 20 years of experience, however, Hart was ready for the task.

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"I tried to engage him in conversation, and he didn’t really pay any attention to me," the sergeant said.

"He was very distraught. He was on the edge looking down. He was still over Brooklyn; he wasn’t over the water. He was looking straight down. It had to be maybe close to 100 feet."

Fortunately for the teen, Hart had a lot of experience with these sorts of situations, as he'd worked with the Emergency Services Unit of the police department for a decade. Instead of panicking, he remained calm, and approached the boy cautiously so as not to cause him to do anything abrupt.

"Between him and I was a 6-foot metal fence. I tried to engage him in conversation, and he didn’t really pay any attention to me," he said. "So I hopped up over the fence and he still didn’t really recognise I was there … I kind of took it in stages. He didn’t respond to my voice on the side of the fence. He didn’t respond to me as I was on top of the fence. So at that point, I decided I had to grab him, or else he was gonna go."

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Once he had got a hold of the kid, "he became very compliant," Hart recalled. "He didn’t fight. He was starting to shiver."

Shortly after that, more police officers arrived, and the teenager was taken to hospital.

He reportedly stated that he had been trying to kill himself for two days, so Hart really did get to him in the nick of time. "My experience, it looked like he was going to jump," the sergeant said.

Hart continued: "I’m grateful for the opportunity to be able to help him, because I just happened to be there. Who knows how long he would have sat there. I mean, it was cold. He was very upset. Had he jumped, it probably would have been fatal based on the height."

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If it were not for the sergeant, then, this could have turned out to be a very different news story. In fact, the 13-year-old was the sixth person that Hart has saved from jumping to their death in his years with the NYPD, so his influence alone has had a massive impact.

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The New York City Police Department (NYPD) took to Instagram on October 6 to share a video capturing the moment two subway surfers were caught in the act by a police drone.

The footage was posted in response to a rising number of subway surfing incidents, including a tragic accident that claimed the lives of two teenagers earlier in the week.

In the clip, a drone spots two teens attempting to climb onto a moving subway train.

However, before they could successfully subway surf, NYPD officers intervened by halting the train at the station, preventing a potentially fatal situation.

The caption accompanying the post warned of the dangers, stating: "Subway surfing kills. That's why we are using every tool possible to save lives."

"When our drones spotted two teenagers attempting to subway surf, our officers acted immediately by safely stopping the train before it could depart," the department said, ending with a safety reminder: “Ride inside and stay alive.”

Zemfira Mukhtarov - one of the girls found unconscious and unresponsive on top of a Brooklyn-bound J train. Credit: GoFundMe

Devastating Subway Surfing Deaths in Brooklyn

The video release comes just days after the tragic deaths of two young girls in Brooklyn, Zemfira Mukhtarov, 12, and Ebba Morina, 13, who were discovered on top of a Brooklyn-bound J train at the Marcy Avenue-Broadway subway station in Williamsburg on the morning of October 4, around 3:10AM.

Both girls were pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses reported that the girls, along with a group of about 15 teens, had been running around inside the train before making their way onto the roof.

Officers later spoke with three teenage boys at the station, taking two of them into custody.

Zemfira’s father, Ruslan Mukhtarov, posted a heartfelt message on GoFundMe, asking for support in covering funeral and memorial costs.

"She was 12 and she had to have her [13th birthday] in just 2 weeks, full of life, and taken from us far too soon," he wrote.

“No parent should ever have to face the pain of losing a child.”

The grief felt by the families was echoed by residents, with some voicing their frustration.

Duran Walker, a local, expressed doubt that these deaths would stop other teens from attempting the dangerous stunt.

"Even though two kids just passed away, they’re going to still do it. It don’t stop, unfortunately," he said, per New York Post.

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Subway Surfing: A Growing Epidemic Among Teens

Subway surfing, the act of riding on top or clinging to the sides of moving trains, has surged in popularity, fueled by videos circulating on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok.

Despite the obvious dangers, many teens are drawn to the thrill of the stunt, leading to a rising number of fatalities in 2025.

The deaths of Zemfira and Ebba bring the total number of subway surfing fatalities to six this year alone, matching the total number of deaths in 2024.

New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow called the deaths "heartbreaking," urging parents, teachers, and friends to educate their loved ones about the dangers of subway surfing.

"Getting on top of a subway car isn’t ‘surfing’ - it’s suicide," he stated.

"I’m thinking of both the grieving families, and transit workers who discovered these children, all of whom have been horribly shaken by this tragedy."

The MTA has launched a “Ride Inside, Stay Alive” campaign and partnered with social media platforms to remove videos glorifying the dangerous trend.

The NYPD has also taken proactive steps, deploying drones to monitor subway rooftops and elevated tracks since November 2023.

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An NYPD officer was tragically shot dead while defending an office building, and it has now been revealed his father suffered a stroke when he heard the news.

Among the four people killed in the attack at 345 Park Avenue was off-duty NYPD officer Didarul Islam - a husband, father of two, and soon-to-be dad of a third.

The shooting occurred on Monday. Credit: Anadolu / Getty Images.

The loss of Islam, 36, has left his family and community in anguish. His cousin, Muhammad Mainul Islam, who is also an Imam, revealed the full emotional toll during an interview with reporters.

According to Mainul Islam, Didarul's father suffered a stroke after hearing the news of his son’s death, as reported by PEOPLE.

“They are very sad, upset,” he said the day after the shooting. “When he heard the message… he had a stroke.”

Mainul Islam also shared that Islam’s wife, now eight months pregnant, has been inconsolable. “Always crying,” he said.

Islam’s two sons are just eight and four years old, and their baby sibling is due next month. “Good guy, always. His behavior is very good,” Mainul said tearfully. “Forgive me, I miss him.”

The emotional fallout comes after a tragic event that began Monday evening at around 6:30PM, when 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura of Las Vegas entered the high-rise office building where Blackstone and the NFL have headquarters.

Armed and wearing dark clothing and sunglasses, Tamura opened fire, killing four and injuring one before dying by suicide on the 33rd floor.

Police believe Tamura was battling severe mental health issues. “He, from our preliminary investigation, he took the wrong elevator bank up to the NFL headquarters,” said Mayor Eric Adams.

Law enforcement officials later confirmed Tamura had a suicide note with him, in which he claimed to suffer from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative condition often linked to football-related head trauma. He also named the NFL in the letter.

Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed Tamura had a documented history of mental illness. NBC News reported that authorities recovered a firearm, ammunition, a phone, and a suicide note from the scene.

The loss of Officer Islam is being felt across New York, per CNN.

Mayor Adams called him a hero: “He was doing what he does best, and all members of the police department carry out, he was saving lives.

"He was protecting New Yorkers. He’s an immigrant from Bangladesh, and he loved this city, and everyone we spoke with stated he was a person of faith and a person who believed in God and believed in living out the life of a godly person.”

Didarul Islam lost his life in the attack. Credit: NYPD News X Account / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

Tisch, visibly emotional at a press conference, said: “He was doing the job that we asked him to do. 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 the city, he died as he lived: a hero.

“I want to extend my profound sympathies to all of the victims and their families and to the brave NYPD cops who today lost a brother,” she added.

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The lazy stereotype of a cop sees them relaxing with a cup of coffee and a doughnut - but one police officer is here to tell you that the reality of the job is a far cry from this.

PC Jade Hunter perfectly exemplified how officers regularly show courage in the face of tragedy when she took to social media to share a devastating anecdote about a little girl's death.

Writing on Twitter, Jade started by describing an evening shift where she and five colleagues responded to a call about a three-year-old who was in cardiac arrest. Despite paramedics' best efforts, the child didn't make it.

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"Last night myself and five colleagues attended a report of a three-year-old female in a cardiac arrest," wrote Jade. "Ambulance were already on scene and I cannot praise them enough for their amazing efforts and professionalism at such a difficult time. Unfortunately she didn’t make it and my heart and deepest sympathies go out to her family and friends."

The officer, who is based in Wakefield, continued to correct those out there who claim police units don't work hard enough, saying: "Jobs like this are especially difficult to deal with, I cannot imagine the pain her parents and siblings are going through now. Being a police officer is not all about catching criminals and this is a side of the job many don’t realise we do.

"Next time you pull up at a local coffee shop or fast food restaurant and see a couple of police cars, please don’t post on social media that we’re 'skiving' or having a tea break. You never know what kind of situation we have just attended and dealt with, sometimes we need 5 or 10 minutes to gather our thoughts."

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She finished by pleading with the public to realise police officers are "only human too".

"The public’s safety is our number one priority and it’s often that after jobs like these we are right back out there dealing with the next situation that comes in," she wrote. "We’re only human too. Please don’t penalise us for having feelings."

Her December 15 post, titled 'Food for thought', quickly went viral, picking up more than 1,000 likes and 30 retweets.

In addition, Jade was heralded by people online in the comment section for her bravery. "Hope your ok,it must have been a terrible shock for you to be there and witness such a tragedy. Sending you a BIG HUG.X Take care. (sic)," wrote one person.

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Another added: "Absolutely heartbreaking story. I feel for the Police force so much for the courage they have to show while staring heartbreak in the face. So sad that this had to be written in the first place :( (sic)".

It just goes to show: next time one of us spots a police officer grabbing a quick coffee in a cafe, rather than rebuke them, perhaps we should offer to buy it for them.