Blackstone govt Wesley LePatner amongst 4 killed in capturing at agency's NYC workplace

[ad_1] A Blackstone govt was among the many 4 folks killed in a capturing that passed off Monday night time on the agency's New York Metropolis workplace, the agency mentioned in a press release on Tuesday.

Wesley LePatner was a senior managing director and international head of Blackstone's Core+ Actual Property and CEO of its Blackstone Actual Property Earnings Belief.

LePatner was shot and killed Monday night time at 345 Park Avenue, the workplace constructing the agency shares with the NFL. The gunman, recognized as 27-year-old Shane Tamura by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, killed 4 folks, together with LePatner and NYPD officer Didarul Islam, earlier than capturing and killing himself.

Tamura entered the constructing round 6:30 p.m. ET and commenced capturing all through the foyer earlier than taking an elevator to the thirty third flooring, which homes the places of work of actual property agency Rudin Administration, proprietor of 345 Park Avenue, in accordance with statements from the NYPD made throughout a press convention on Monday night time.

<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==" alt="NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JULY 28: A NYPD officer and at least four civilians were killed in a shooting at an office skyscraper, home to the NFL, Blackstone and KPMG in midtown Manhattan Monday evening on Monday, July 28, 2025, New York City, United States. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that the shooter was 'neutralized' and the scene had been contained. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)" loading="eager" height="576" width="960" class="yf-1gfnohs loader"/> An NYPD officer and not less than 4 civilians had been killed in a capturing at an workplace skyscraper, dwelling to the NFL, Blackstone, and KPMG, in midtown Manhattan on Monday night. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu by way of Getty Photos) · Anadolu by way of Getty Photos New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams mentioned through the press convention {that a} suicide notice discovered on the gunman's physique implied that he was focusing on the NFL. "He alluded to having CTE from taking part in within the NFL — he by no means performed within the NFL," Adams mentioned in a tv interview Tuesday with an area Fox affiliate. "He alluded to the CTE being the rationale for his sickness."

Persistent traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a mind illness linked with high-impact head accidents. An NFL worker was in important situation on Tuesday, in accordance with a letter despatched to NFL employees from commissioner Roger Goodell.

LePatner had labored at Blackstone for simply shy of 11 years, in accordance with her LinkedIn profile, and beforehand held a number of roles throughout Goldman Sachs' actual property division.

"Phrases can not specific the devastation we really feel," Blackstone mentioned in a press release. "She was good, heat, beneficiant, and deeply revered inside our agency and past. She embodied the most effective of Blackstone."

Blackstone govt Wesley LePatner was killed Monday, July 28, 2025, in a capturing on the agency's New York Metropolis workplace, the agency mentioned Tuesday. (Blackstone) Jake Conley is a breaking information reporter masking US equities for Yahoo Finance. Observe him on X at @byjakeconley or e-mail him at jake.conley@yahooinc.com.