Dhaka, July 30 -- A gunman armed with a rifle opened fire inside a New York City office building on Monday, killing four people - including an off-duty NYPD officer - and injuring a fifth, before dying by suicide.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that one of the victims was Didarul Islam, 36, a Bangladeshi immigrant who had been with the NYPD for three and a half years, reports UNB.
"He was doing the job that we asked him to do. He put himself in harm's way. He made the ultimate sacrifice," Tisch said. "He died as he lived. A hero."
Police identified the gunman as Shane Tamura, of Las Vegas, and said he killed himself. He had a 'documented mental health history,' but the motive is still unknown, Tisch said.
"We are working to unde...