Family, friends and members of the New York City Police Department will come together on Thursday for a funeral for the "hero" officer who was one of four people killed in the Midtown Manhattan mass shooting.

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.

Shane Devon Tamura, 27, was identified as the shooter who had driven across the country from Nevada and arrived in New York City hours before the shooting, according to officials. Tamura shot himself in the chest on the 33rd floor of the building before police found him.