Officials say a man with a rifle killed an off-duty New York City police officer and three other people before taking his own life at a Manhattan office tower.

Didarul Islam had a hard-won house, a job that brought respect and the esteem of his neighbors. “He said serve the community and you’ll do fine,” a friend said.

Mayor Eric Adams on X: "Tonight, our city is reeling and four innocent families are mourning, including the family of NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, who was killed at 345 Park Avenue. He represented the best of New York City, an immigrant from Bangladesh who put on a uniform to protect and serve us all."

Former Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik died on Thursday, May 29, 2025. New York Post Former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik, “America’s Cop,” who helped make New York the safest big city ...