The New York City Police Department (NYPD) said the officer who was killed in a Manhattan skyscraper shooting Monday represented “the very best of our department.” 

“Police Officer Didarul Islam represented the very best of our department. He was protecting New Yorkers from danger when his life was tragically cut short today,” the NYPD said in a statement. “We join in prayer during this time of incomprehensible pain. We will forever honor his legacy.”

The shooter, who was pronounced dead after a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura from Las Vegas. He allegedly opened fire in a high-rise building Monday, killing four people, including Islam, an NYPD officer who was with the department for more than three years. Another person was also injured in the shooting. 

The building, located in Midtown, houses the NFL headquarters, along with Blackstone and the offices of KPMG.

Islam was assigned to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx. He was an immigrant from Bangladesh who was married with two kids. His wife is pregnant with their third child. 

“He was doing what he does best, and all members of the police department carry out. He was saving lives,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said during a late Monday press conference. “He was protecting New Yorkers.” 

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Islam “put himself in harm’s way.” 

“He made the ultimate sacrifice, shot in cold blood, wearing a uniform that stood for the promise that he made to this city,” Tisch stated. 

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said Islam “represented the very best of New York.” 

“An immigrant from Bangladesh, he joined the NYPD to protect his city — and gave his life doing so. He leaves behind a wife, two young sons and a third child on the way,” Hochul said in a Monday night post on the social platform X. “We hold his family in our prayers tonight.” 

Flags in the five New York City boroughs will be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims, according to the mayor.