NEW YORK -- A 27-year-old man wearing body armor and carrying an M4 assault rifle shot and killed four people, including off-duty New York Police Department Officer Didarul Islam, who was working security in a Midtown Manhattan office building, officials said during a press conference Monday evening.

A shooting Monday at an office building in New York City that is home to the Blackstone investment firm and the NFL left four people dead, including an NYPD officer.

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.