Four people were killed, including a police officer, and one was seriously injured when a gunman opened fire inside an office building before killing himself.

A shooting in a Manhattan skyscraper late on Monday that killed four people, including a New York City police officer, has been marked by statements of sorrow and prayers for the victims' families, but no sign of the Republican-controlled U.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, was in Uganda when the shooting took place, while the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, sought to project an image of crisis manager.

Plus, some Republican lawmakers are pushing for legislation to end "weather modification," pushing a fringe theory that humans are controlling the weather into the mainstream.

New York City shooting latest: 4 dead as suspect Shane Tamura ‘left note’ sharing NFL grievances and CTE claim - Tamara fatally shot NYPD officer Didarul Islam and seriously injured an NFL staffer after opening fire in a Park Avenue skyscraper,

At least one police officer and at least one civilian has been shot at the incident inside of a building on Park Avenue in New York City as a result of an active shooter incident, two senior NYC officials say.