We lost four souls to another senseless act of gun violence,

including a member of the New York City Police Department, officer Islam.

He served in the 47th precinct.

He was just 36 years old.

He's an immigrant from Bangladesh, and he loved this city.

He's a chew blue New Yorker, not only in a uniform he wore, but in his spirit and energy of loving this city.

And early tonight I met with the officer's family.

I told him that he was a hero.

And we admire him for putting his life on the line.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams late last night honoring a fallen NYPD officer. One of the four people shot and killed

yesterday in Midtown, Manhattan. Good morning and welcome to morning, Joe. It's Tuesday, July 29th.

Willie, such a tragedy. And again, an NYPD officer and others gunned down censusly yesterday in Midtown,

New York. Yeah, just a few blocks from where I'm sitting right now in Midtown, Manhattan.

These are the front pages this morning, Joe, of the New York tabloids, terror on Park Avenue,

writes the New York Post, Daily News, Midtown Carnage. Here's what

happened. A man with a rifle entered a high-rise building during rush hour yesterday evening,

killing a New York City police officer, as you heard there, and three civilians before

fatally shooting himself. Video shows a chaotic scene outside the Park Avenue skyscraper,

which houses offices for major companies like the NFL and the investment firm Blackstone.

The lone gunman has been identified as 27-year-old Shane Devon-Tumura from Las Vegas.

Police say he has a documented history of mental health problems.

According to officials familiar with the

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