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'Hero' policeman among those killed during NYC skyscraper shooting 'Hero' policeman, top finance executive among NYC shooting victims
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A father who was a serving police officer is among four people killed in a shooting attack at an office building in a busy district of New York City. A police officer with a baby on the way, a devoted father of two school-aged children, a top finance executive, and an associate working late at her real estate office are the victims of the shooting attack at a building in a busy district of New York City.
Didarul Islam, 36, was shot dead while providing security for the site on Park Avenue. Officials said he had migrated to the US from Bangladesh, had two children and was expecting a third with his pregnant wife. He died "a hero", they said.
Paying tribute to the late officer, New York Mayor Eric Adams said he was "doing what he does best... saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers".
One of the other victims was an employee of Blackstone named by the finance company as Wesley LePatner.
"She was brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond. She embodied the best of Blackstone," the company said.
Two male civilians were also killed and another man, an NFL employee, is in hospital in a critical condition.
Suspected lone gunman Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old from Nevada, also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said.Suspected lone gunman Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old from Nevada, also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said.
He had a "documented mental health history", and his potential motive is unknown.He had a "documented mental health history", and his potential motive is unknown.
Tamura is believed to have shot Islam dead first as he entered the skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue. He went on to attack others, ascending to the building's 33rd floor before turning his gun on himself. Here's what we know about the victims.
Didarul Islam
Didarul Islam, 36, was shot dead on Monday while providing security for the site on Park Avenue. Officials said he had migrated to the US from Bangladesh, had two children and was expecting a third with his pregnant wife. He died "a hero", they said.
Paying tribute to the late officer, New York Mayor Eric Adams said he was "doing what he does best...saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers".
A post on the New York Police Department (NYPD) account on X said Islam "represented the very best of our department", and said "he was protecting New Yorkers from danger when his life was tragically cut short today".
In a news conference on Monday, police commissioner Jessica Tisch said: "He was doing the job that we asked him to do. He put himself in harm's way. He made the ultimate sacrifice."
Tisch continued: "He died as he lived - a hero."
Mayor Adams said he had met Islam's family after the attack, and expressed his admiration for the late officer, who had served in his job for more than three years.
"This was his dad's only son," the mayor said. "I think about Jordan, my child, and it is unimaginable to experience a loss of this magnitude."
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A post on the New York Police Department (NYPD) account on X said Islam "represented the very best of our department", and said "he was protecting New Yorkers from danger when his life was tragically cut short today". A mistaken elevator, frantic emails and a run for help - how New York shooting unfolded
In a press conference on Monday, the city's Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the late officer served in the NYPD's 47th District, in the Bronx. Wesley LePatner
She said: "He was doing the job that we asked him to do. He put himself in harm's way. He made the ultimate sacrifice." Tisch continued: "He died as he lived - a hero." Wesley LePatner was a senior executive at investment giant Blackstone.
During the conference, Adams said the late officer was "a true-blue New Yorker, not only in a uniform he wore but in his spirit and energy of loving this city". "She was brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond. She embodied the best of Blackstone," the company said. "Words cannot express the devastation we feel."
The mayor said he had met Islam's family after the attack, and had expressed his admiration for the late officer, who had served in his job for more than three years. LePatner began at Blackstone in 2014 after previously working at Goldman Sachs in the real estate investment group, according to the company website. She was a Yale University alum, having received a BA in history there in 2003.
"This was his dad's only son," the mayor reflected. "I think about Jordan, my child, and it is unimaginable to experience a loss of this magnitude." She served on the boards of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the UJA-Federation of New York, the Abraham Joshua Heschel School and the Yale University Library Council, according to her biography.
Members of Islam's Bangladeshi community in the Bronx spent Monday evening visiting the late officer's home, which he shared with his family and parents, the New York Times reported. She left behind two children, including a seventh grader at the school, a statement from the Heschel School said.
They described to the newspaper how Islam had migrated to the US and provided security for a school before becoming a policeman. They said their friend had been an active member of his mosque who had mentored young men in the area. "She was a uniquely brilliant and modest leader and parent, filled with wisdom, empathy, vision, and appreciation," the statement read. "Quite simply, Wesley made the world - and all of the institutions that she touched, including the Heschel School - a better place. We are all diminished today by her absence."
One of Islam's mentees, Marjanul Karim, explained why Islam had moved from the school to work in a profession that was seen as less safe. "He wanted to leave behind a legacy for his family, something they could be proud of," Mr Karim said.
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Aland Etienne
Aland Etienne, 46, was working for McLane Security Inc as an unarmed security guard, CBS, BBC's partner in the US, reported.
Etienne, 46, whose family is from Haiti, was working in the building at 345 Park Avenue where the gunman fatally shot him.
"Aland, lost his life in the shooting that happened in New York while he was at work. He was more than a brother - he was a father, a son, and a light in our lives," his brother Gathmand Etienne wrote in a post on Facebook.
"Rest in peace, Brother. You'll never be forgotten."
Julia Hyman
Julia Hyman, 27, worked at Rudin Management, a long-established real estate company where she was one of the newer employees.
Hyman was working late in her office on the 33rd floor when she was fatally shot at random by the gunman, police said.
Her LinkedIn profile says Hyman graduated in 2020 from the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration.
"Julia was a cherished member of our community, and her loss is deeply felt across the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Our thoughts are with her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her during this time of unimaginable grief," the college's dean, Andrew Karolyi, said in a statement.
"Her journey was marked by determination, warmth, and a strong commitment to learning. We grieve this heartbreaking loss and extend our deepest condolences to everyone who was touched by her light," said Kate Walsh, a professor of the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration.