NYPD commissioner steps up with ‘sea of blue’ after cop, 3 others killed in office attack

Hours after a gunman opened fire inside a New York City high-rise office building on Monday the news that an NYPD officer was among the casualties rattled families of law enforcement throughout the nation -year-old Didarul Islam an immigrant from Bangladesh was working as a paid detail providing assurance to the office building a common way for uniformed NYPD officers to earn overtime pay This officer was just trying to make a couple extra dollars to pay the bills NYPD Sgt Joe Imperatrice co-founder of Blue Lives Matter NYC notified Fox News Digital And he ends up getting killed by a person that was absolutely deranged which is even more sad because he didn t have to be there OFF-DUTY NYPD OFFICER FATHER OF KILLED IN DERANGED GUNMAN'S MANHATTAN RAMPAGEIslam encountered the shooter -year-old Shane Tamura in the lobby of the office building who promptly opened fire on the uniformed officer according to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Islam along with three other people in the building were killed in the attack Islam was a four-year veteran of the department and the father to two children with a third on the way He made the ultimate sacrifice Tisch noted Shot in cold blood wearing a uniform that stood for the promise that he made to this city The NYPD and the New York City Mayor s Office did not without delay respond to Fox News Digital s request for comment TRUMP BACKS NYPD AFTER GUNMAN KILLS OFF-DUTY OFFICER IN MANHATTAN OFFICE TOWER SHOOTINGImperatrice pointed to the events that likely transpired in the immediate aftermath of Islam s death between law enforcement and his immediate family as personnel met with the officer s loved ones to deliver the tragic news They send officers to the house to pick up the family and let them know something happened Imperatrice mentioned They don't normally just come out and say the worst They say Listen something s happened and they end up bringing the family to the hospital Once at the hospital the family likely met with high-level New York City agents mental vitality counselors and clergy upon receiving the news that their loved one was killed NFL'S ROGER GOODELL PRAISES NYPD OFFICER WHO WAS KILLED IN NYC SHOOTING That's the hardest thing for these families Imperatrice communicated Fox News Digital They didn't think for one second that their son husband or father wasn't going to come home when they walked through those doors They thought it was a normal day The reality facing countless families of law enforcement throughout the nation is one that can keep them living in constant fear of the unthinkable with tragedy leading to a very society grieving process When tragedy strikes their grief is compounded by the general nature of the loss Jonathan Alpert a New York City-based psychotherapist and author of Therapy Nation notified Fox News Digital They mourn privately while also feeling the weight of their loved one s role as a society servant This can bring pride and comfort but it can also create pressure to remain strong and composed when inside they may feel shattered NYC SHOOTING WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT SHANE TAMURA GUNMAN WHO KILLED INCLUDING NYPD COP IN MIDTOWN MANHATTANIn the wake of losing an officer to such senseless violence Tisch is being heralded for her response in a time of problem She lost one of her cops Imperatrice stated You know being the head of the largest police department in the world you're going to be rattled The praise is echoed by Alpert who cites the department s shielding of Islam s family in the immediate aftermath of the shooting From what we ve seen Commissioner Tisch and the NYPD moved fleetly to provide assistance protect the family s privacy and honor the officer s sacrifice Alpert explained Shielding the family in those first hours is major It allows them to begin processing their grief without being directly thrust into the society eye and it sends a clear message that they are not alone MAMDANI'S PAST 'DEFUND THE POLICE' STANCE RESURFACES AFTER DEADLY MANHATTAN SHOOTINGIn a show of strength Tisch stood alongside New York City Mayor Eric Adams and PBA President Patrick Hendry to offer the department s condolences to Islam s family He died as he lived Tisch stated A hero In the wake of Islam s tragic murder Imperatrice insists the death of a fellow officer reopens old wounds for members of law enforcement everywhere especially one year after NYPD officer Jonathan Diller was shot and killed in the line of duty You pray to God you pray to every star that we are never going to get that phone call Imperatrice explained But once again the sea of blue is going to come out from all across the nation It's going to send a lightning bolt through everyone's spine and they will realize how precious life is but how evil life can be as well Islam is one of four casualties gunned down by the shooter with functionaries identifying protection officer Aland Etienne Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner and an unnamed Rudin employee among the deceased However Imperatrice stresses that Islam will be memorialized as a hero by the NYPD and his loved ones will unfailingly have the backing of the department Islam s name is going to be put on so a multitude of different walls so he's basically immortal Imperatrice explained But the family just gained over officers that are going to be their new family brothers sisters aunts and uncles and they're going to be by their side at their beck and call through their hardest times during the first couple of days and weeks until the end of time