New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani paid tribute to the fallen off-duty officer killed in a shooting in a Midtown Manhattan office building on Monday. 

Mamdani said at a press conference on Wednesday that he visited the family of Didarul Islam, who immigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh and joined the New York Police Department (NYPD) in December 2021. Islam, who was 36 years old, was the first person shot and killed during the shooting. 

He also spoke of the three other victims killed in the shooting and said millions of New Yorkers are praying for those injured. 

“In this moment of mourning and of grief, I want to thank law enforcement for their response to the horrific shooting on Monday and their work in keeping New Yorkers safe,” Mamdani said. “I ask that in this moment, we come together as New Yorkers and we remember our four neighbors that were killed, we honor their memories and we live up to the way in which they led their lives.” 

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