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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rhian Lubin

‘He was saving lives’: NYPD’s Didarul Islam lauded as hero who tried to stop NFL shooter Shane Tamura. Here’s what we know

The “hero” New York Police Department officer killed by a lone gunman in the lobby of a Midtown Manhattan office tower was a married father of two whose wife is reportedly pregnant with their third child.

Didarul Islam, 36, died making “the ultimate sacrifice” after gunman Shane Tamura stormed into 345 Park Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m. Monday with an M4 rifle, police said.

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