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Police officers stand at attention and salute as the body of Detective Didarul Islam is carried through the streets of Parkchester on July 31. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene Bronx Voice August 1, 2025 BRONX - Thousands of police officers from across the metropolitan area and beyond gathered at the Parkchester Jame Masjid on Virginia Avenue to pay their respects and say goodbye to fallen police officer Didarul Islam, 36. Islam was one of four people killed by ‘active shooter’ Shane Tamura, who walked into a midtown office building with an assault rifle on July 28. The gunman later fatally turned the gun on himself. On July 31, officers flooded the surrounding streets as several roadblocks were set up in the area with Sanitation trucks blocking several intersections. Public officials in attendance included Governor ...

Neighbor Charged with Murder of 62-year-old Bronx Man

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By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 1, 2023


BRONX - Police have charged a Bronx man with the murder of his 62-year-old neighbor. 




The NYPD announced the arrest of 51-year-old Angelo Miranda. He was charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal posession of a weapon: loaded firearm.



 

The identity of the victim has not been released pending family notification. 



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At around 10:30 pm on January 31, police arrived at 131 West 169th Street to find a 62-year-old man unconscious in the basement apartment. The victim suffered trauma to the head. 





EMS pronounced the victim dead at the scene. 


Cops say Miranda is the victim’s neighbor and the two men had gotten into a dispute at the time of the murder. 


Although there were obvious sign of trauma to the head, the medical examiner will determine the official cause of death pending an investigation. 



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