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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 ...

Murder Victim Id’d In Early Morning Shooting

Man Shot to Death in Longwood
The NYPD is investigating a fatal shooting the Longwood section of the Bronx. -File Photo

The NYPD is investigating a fatal shooting the Longwood section of the Bronx. -File Photo

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

April 16, 2024


BRONX - The NYPD has identified the victim in the fatal early morning shooting in Longwood yesterday. 


Police have identified the victim as 26-year-old Jaquill Monroe of Beck Street. No arrests have been made at this time and no description of the shooter has been released. 





The case is under investigation. 


At around 3 am on April 15, cops responded to a call of shots fired at 1102 Longfellow Avenue.  When officers arrived they found Monroe lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the torso. 


EMS raced the victim to Lincoln Hospital but was later pronounced dead.  


Developing….


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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