Overview

• Guarino Funeral Home in Canarsie hosted Etienne’s service on August 9, drawing hundreds including mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and union leaders.
• A GoFundMe campaign supporting his wife and four children has raised nearly $200,000.
• State and federal authorities continue to investigate shooter Shane Tamura’s claim of chronic traumatic encephalopathy and his documented mental health history.
• Major tenants such as Blackstone and Rudin Management have launched active-shooter security reviews at 345 Park Avenue.
• Etienne, a Haitian immigrant who arrived in 2017, sacrificed his life by recalling elevators to block the gunman’s access to upper floors, saving additional lives.