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.

A New York City police officer killed during a shooting at a Manhattan office tower is being laid to rest. NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer who was among the four people shot and killed by a gunman during a rampage at a Manhattan office tower will be laid to rest Thursday.

The New York police officer killed in a mass shooting in a Manhattan skyscraper on Monday was an immigrant who left behind a pregnant wife, two young sons and distraught parents, while friends and officials in Bangladesh and the United States described him as a hero.