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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 ...

Teen Shot in Back in Bronx

Cops Swarm Melrose Searching for Shooter 
Cops swarm Melrose in the hunt to find the gunman who shot a teenager in the back. -Photo by Citizen

Cops swarm Melrose in the hunt to find the gunman who shot a teenager in the back. -Photo by Citizen

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

March 26, 2024 


BRONX - Cops are searching for the gunman who shot a teenager in the back in the Melrose section of the Bronx, the NYPD announced. 


At around 9 pm on March 26, a 17-year-old male was standing in front of a building near the corner of East 152nd Street and Concorde Avenue. Cops said an unknown gunman opened fire striking the teen in the back.


EMS rushed the teen to Harlem Hospital where he is listed in stable condition. 


Video from Citizen shot last night shows dozens of officers and numerous police cars surrounding the Melrose building. 


No description of the gunman has been revealed at this time and no motive has been given. The case is under investigation.


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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.

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