The Rudin family, which owns the building and Rudin Management, said in a statement that one of their employees was a victim of the shootings but did not disclose the person’s name at the request of relatives. Police officials said a woman was found dead on the building’s 33rd floor in Rudin’s offices.

Live updates and developments about a shooting in New York City's Midtown. Five people, including the gunman and a police officer, are dead.

New York City has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation. But Monday’s mass shooting showed their limits, security experts said.