Officials said the gunman fatally shot himself after his attack, which set off a chaotic scene that rippled out into the heart of Manhattan during rush hour.

Fear and confusion were rampant after a gunman shot and killed four people and wounded another in a Midtown Manhattan office tower Monday evening before, authorities said, taking his own life.

This is a breaking news story. For latest updates, please go to our live blog. An NYPD officer and at least four other victims were killed in a shooting at an office skyscraper in midtown Manhattan Monday evening,