A vigil for NYPD Det. Didarul Islam, one of the four victims killed in Monday's office building shooting in New York City, was held Friday in the Bronx.

The somber event provided some solace to Islam's brothers and sisters in blue after the mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan. 

Loved ones, co-workers honor fallen NYPD detective

Outside the 47th Precinct, New Yorkers gathered and bonded through song and prayer as they honored Islam's life.

"We have to take solace in the knowledge that Detective Islam died serving the public and protecting people from harm," Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clarke said.

Islam, 36, was a husband, a father and a well-known NYPD officer in Wakefield.

"I would see the officer in my building numerous times with his partner. He was very friendly," one Wakefield resident said.

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Islam's cousin Ashfaqur Rahman described him as the family's guardian angel.

"To the world, he was an NYPD officer who served with dedication and heart. But to us, he was our big brother, someone we could always count on," he said.

Islam's lieutenant struggled to hold back tears as she described his infectious smile and work ethic.

"You were every cop's friend and any supervisor's blessing. You were a true definition of a hard worker, genuine, extremely full of integrity, caring and loving person," she said.

Outside of the 47th Precinct, community members dropped off flowers and lit candles, Islam's brothers and sisters in blue released balloons, and city leaders vowed to keep his memory alive.

Midtown office shooting victims laid to rest

Islam was off-duty working a security detail at 345 Park Ave. when police say a gunman, who had traveled to New York from Las Vegas, walked in and sprayed the lobby with bullets.

"It's extremely, extremely painful to have someone crisscross our entire country to come with an automatic weapon to bring about death and destruction," Mayor Eric Adams said at Friday's vigil.

Islam, who was posthumously promoted to detective, was laid to rest Thursday after a funeral at Parkchester Jame Masjid mosque in the Bronx, where thousands of police officers and hundreds of mourners attended the services.

A funeral was also held Thursday for Wesley LePatner, the Blackstone business executive killed in the attack, at Central Synagogue in Midtown.

Julia Hyman, who worked for Rudin Management, was the first victim laid to rest. Her funeral was also at Central Synagogue.

The funeral for the fourth victim, Aland Etienne, is scheduled for Aug. 9 in at Guarino Funeral Home of Canarsie, Inc II in Brooklyn.