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The mournful notes of taps echoed through rainy Bronx neighborhood Thursday afternoon as six New York Police Department officers shouldered the casket of one of their own: Officer Didarul Islam .

They carried Islam’s remains out of a mosque where his funeral was held, and into the street where thousands of officers stood in silent salute. He was one of four people killed in a mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan on Monday.

As if signaled by the song, the trickle of rain began to fall in thick sheets over the funeral procession, soaking the green, blue and white NYPD flag draped over Islam’s casket.

The somber scene, shown here in pictures and video, took pla

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