Tragic cop killed by NYC shooter was just days away from welcoming 3rd child – and working 2nd job when shot in the back
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A POLICE officer who was getting ready to welcome his third child has been named as one of the four victims killed by the deranged New York City gunman.
Didarul Islam, 36, was working his second job as a security guard when Shane Tamura, 27, burst through the front door and opened fire.
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New York City police officer Didarul Islam has been named as one of the four victims killed in Monday's shooting
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Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner (right), seen with her husband Evan LePatner in 2018, was also named as a victim
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Shane Tamura, 27, drove from his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, to commit the sick crime, police said
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Tamura drove from his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Midtown Manhattan before barging into the skyscraper where elite businesses like Blackstone and the NFL are located on Monday evening.
He entered the lobby at around 6:28 pm and first shot Islam before heading up to the 33rd floor, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
The heartless shooter continually took aim at innocents in the office during his dark journey, before ultimately shooting himself in the chest and dying.
Few details have been confirmed about the crime, but New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that authorities are investigating whether he was targeting the NFL.
Adams said that Tamura, who was a former football player, had a note on his person that mentioned the league.
According to CNN, Tamura wrote in the apparent suicide note that he suffered from the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which can develop from head trauma.
Two of the four victims have been identified so far.
On Tuesday, investment management company Blackstone confirmed that executive Wesley LePatner was killed in the spray of gunfire.
LePatner was working as the global head of core+ real estate and the chief executive officer of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust when she was killed.
She was remembered as a "beloved member of the Blackstone family and will be sorely missed,' a representative for the company said.
According to her bio on the company's website, she graduated from Yale University and serves on several charity boards in New York City.
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Islam, who lived in the Bronx with his growing family, had been with the New York City Police Department for three and a half years when he was murdered.
According to Tisch, he was working at the building on his off hours to make some extra cash.
'He was saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers,' said Adams.
'He embodies what this city is all about. He's a true blue New Yorker, not only in a uniform he wore.'
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Tamura toted a rifle into a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan and opened fire
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Friends and leaders in the tight-knit Muslim community that Islam was a part of gathered at his two-story home that he had purchased for his family on Monday night.
A stream of people filed in throughout the night to drop off food and baked dishes for the mourning family, according to the New York Times.
The imam at the local mosque came to console Islam's pregnant wife and their two children.
One close family friend, Marjanul Karim, 31, said that Islam was a community leader who helped to mentor young Bangladeshi men.
He said Islam started work as a school security guard before moving up to the police force.
"He wanted to support his family and be in a better position, and he fell in love with law enforcement while working security," Karim said.
"At the time, my mother told him, 'You left a safe job working for a school in security, and being a cop is dangerous. Why did you do that?'
"He told her he wanted to leave behind a legacy for his family, something they could be proud of."
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