Slain security guard remembered as ‘incredible human being’
A security guard who was killed on the job at a federal government office building on Aug. 21 was a loving person and “incredible human being” whose death has been a terrible blow to his fellow guards, more than 200 mourners were told at a memorial service Thursday night for Idrissa Camara.
Camara, 53, was killed when a former federal employee entered the Manhattan building and opened fire before turning the gun on himself. An official motive for the shooting has not been provided by authorities, but federal documents show the shooter had been fired from a job years ago.
“The world lost an incredible human being when Idrissa Camara tragically died in the line of duty,” Joshua Primrose, a vice president with FJC Security Services said at the service. “His courageous actions saved others and we will never forget.”