In 122 words, slain Officer Didarul Islam in an essay made it clear why he wanted to join the NYPD: they were there to protect New Yorkers and, he said, “I got inspired by their work.” Islam was one of four people shot dead by Shane Tamura at a Park Ave.

The father of NYPD Det. Didarul Islam, who was killed in last week's Midtown Manhattan office shooting spoke out Tuesday for the first time since his son's death.

Speaking inside their Bronx home, Islam’s brother-in-law said the response to the tragedy had revealed “the kind of city we all want to live in, where kindness rises above differences.”