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Gunman kills 4, including police officer, in shooting at New York City office tower

By PHILIP MARCELO The Associated Press,Updated July 28, 2025, 40 minutes ago
New York State Police troopers gather on 52nd Street outside a Manhattan office building where people were shot, including a New York police officer, July 28, in New York.
New York State Police troopers gather on 52nd Street outside a Manhattan office building where people were shot, including a New York police officer, July 28, in New York.Angelina Katsanis/Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A man carrying a rifle killed four people at a New York City office tower Monday, including an off-duty New York City police officer, and wounded a fifth before taking his own life, officials said.

The officer who was killed was Didarul Islam, 36, an immigrant from Bangladesh who had served as a police officer in New York City for 3 1/2 years.

“He died as he lived. A hero,” police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference. He was married with two young boys, and his wife is pregnant with their third child, she said.

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FDNY firefighters wheeled a police officer away.
FDNY firefighters wheeled a police officer away.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images
Officers at the scene.
Officers at the scene.OLGA FEDOROVA/NYT
The scene on Monday night.
The scene on Monday night.Spencer Platt/Getty
A New York police investigator exited her vehicle.
A New York police investigator exited her vehicle.Angelina Katsanis/Associated Press
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