CANARSIE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Family, friends and colleagues packed the Guarino Funeral Home in Brooklyn on Saturday to lay to rest hero security guard Aland Etienne, after he was killed on the job at 345 Park Ave.
“Aland made the ultimate sacrifice, choosing bravery and selflessness over fear,” said Smith Etienne of his brother during the service. Aland Etienne was gunned down in the lobby of the Park Avenue high-rise on July 28 while trying to hit a panic button to stop the shooter, Shane Tamura, from advancing into the building.
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“In his final moments, he acted to protect others–saving countless lives at the cost of his own,” the Etienne family stated in his obituary.
He was one of three people shot and killed in 345 Park Ave. along with Police Officer Didarul Islam, Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner and Rudin employee Julia Hyman. NFL staffer Craig Clementi was also shot but was expected to survive…