NYPD Det. Didarul Islam laid to rest with funeral in the Bronx
A funeral was held Thursday for NYPD Det. Didarul Islam, one of the victims killed in Monday's shooting at a Midtown office building.
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A funeral was held Thursday for NYPD Det. Didarul Islam, one of the victims killed in Monday's shooting at a Midtown office building.
New York City is mourning NYPD Officer Didarul Islam and three other people killed in Monday's shooting inside an office building at 345 Park Ave.
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