NYPD officer killed in Manhattan office shooting to be laid to rest

NEW YORK AP A New York City police officer who was among the four people shot and killed by a gunman during a rampage at a Manhattan office tower will be laid to rest Thursday Officer Didarul Islam was fatally shot Monday in a midtown building that houses the National Football League s headquarters A defense guard real estate company employee and expenditure firm executive were also killed The gunman also shot and wounded a fifth victim an NFL employee before killing himself On Thursday morning officers in dress uniform lined up four rows deep in front of a Bronx mosque before viewings began The viewings will be followed by a prayer utility Islam will then be buried at a cemetery in Totowa New Jersey Islam was the gunman s first victim when he strode into the lobby of the Park Avenue office tower with an AR- -style rifle at around p m and right away opened fire Islam had been working a department-approved private precaution detail in uniform at the time An immigrant from Bangladesh Islam had worked his way up the nation s largest police force serving as a school safety agent before becoming a patrol officer less than four years ago He was assigned to a precinct in the Bronx the city borough where he lived with his wife and two young sons His wife is expecting the birth of their third child soon He was doing the job that we petitioned him to do He put himself in harm s way He made the ultimate sacrifice Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch declared in the immediate aftermath of the shooting He died as he lived A hero Another victim Julia Hyman was buried following an emotional function Wednesday at a Manhattan synagogue The -year-old Cornell University graduate had worked for Rudin Management which owns the building Funeral arrangements for the two other casualties guard guard Aland Etienne and stake firm executive Wesley LePatner have not been made constituents Police have identified the gunman as Shane Tamura a -year old former high school football member who functionaries say drove from his home in Las Vegas to Manhattan because he thought he had a brain disorder linked to contact sports and accused the NFL of hiding the dangers of playing football Police have explained the casino worker had a history of mental illness but they haven t elaborated other than to say they uncovered psychiatric medication prescribed to him at his residence in Las Vegas