US EditionYale University Alumna Killed in Manhattan Skyscraper Shooting
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, JUL 29 – Wesley LePatner led Blackstone's $53 billion real estate fund and was among five killed in a shooting; suspect referenced NFL and possible mental illness in writings.
- Wesley LePatner, Global Head of Core+ Real Estate and CEO of BREIT, was killed in a mass shooting at Blackstone’s 345 Park Avenue headquarters, and the gunman died by suicide.
- Two senior law enforcement officers said Shane Tamura entered Blackstone’s building with a rifle, and investigators found writings referencing the NFL and CTE-linked mental illness.
- The Park Avenue building remains closed as the NYPD investigates, and Blackstone employees worldwide have been offered work-from-home options and encouraged to take time off.
- Wesley LePatner was killed in the shooting, while an NFL employee remains hospitalized in critical condition.
- There were 2 fatal workplace homicides in 2022, up 8.9% from 2021, and workplace-crisis experts do not expect a lasting effect on office attendance.
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