New York – A fateful morning turned into an unimaginable tragedy when a bloody shooting at the Blackstone building left many people dead, including a police officer who died on duty. The name mentioned in sorrow was Didarul Islam, only 36 years old, a devoted husband, father and an exemplary police officer.

When the gunshots stopped, the whole neighborhood was filled with grief. The most haunting image was the moment Didarul’s wife collapsed in the middle of the crowd, tears streaming down like rain, her eyes staring blankly into space. She cried out: “What about me and the child in my womb? How will we live when the only person who supported the whole family is gone?”

The woman was 6 months pregnant. They had already planned to name their unborn child. Didarul once told his wife: “I will always protect you and the children, no one can hurt us.” But that promise now only echoes in the atmosphere of mourning.

Residents in the area around Blackstone are still reeling from the sudden nightmare. A neighbor shared: “Didarul was a good man, always greeting people, often helping the elderly cross the street, he did not deserve to die like that.”
Didarul was known to be one of the first people to rush to the scene when he heard that an armed man had broken into the building. He managed to evacuate nearly 20 people from the dangerous area before being shot in the chest and dying on the way to the hospital. His bravery moved many to tears, but also raised a big question: Why is America still unable to control guns?
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Didarul’s wife was not the only one who lost a loved one in this incident, but her pain was sympathized by millions. A young, pregnant woman standing in the middle of a New York City main street, holding her belly and sobbing – that image will forever be a symbol of helplessness, of a society that has grown accustomed to gunfire but still cannot find a solution.
The city government has pledged to support Didarul’s family financially, but can those funds fill the huge void of loss in the hearts of the young wife and the child who has not yet had a chance to call out to their father?

Netizens across the United States have spread Didarul’s wife’s last words: “We had a simple American dream – just to live peacefully together, raise children. And that dream was crushed by a bullet.”
The world will forever remember this incident as a painful question mark for the legal system, for gun control, and for the safety of those who protect society day and night. But above all, it is an unforgettable reminder: behind every bullet, there is a broken heart, a broken home, and promises never kept.
