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Wesley LePatner, killed in the Park Avenue shooting, was a 'tremendous talent' at Blackstone known for championing women

Wesley LePatner was Blackstone's head of real estate and CEO of an evergreen real estate fund. She was a victim of Monday's ...
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What is Blackstone, the investment giant caught in crossfire of the Midtown shooting?

Blackstone manages investments that fall outside of conventional stocks, bonds and cash — such as private equity, hedge funds ...

One of Blackstone’s Highest-Ranking Women Killed in Shooting

LePatner was a star in Blackstone’s vast real-estate business, rising to oversee one of its major strategies and one of its ...

Blackstone’s Wesley LePatner, 43, killed in Midtown shooting

BREIT CEO Wesley LePatner died in the shooting at 345 Park Avenue at age 43 on July 28, 2025. LePatner was a senior executive ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams shares Midtown shooting surveillance footage details, calls for gun reform

NYC Mayor Eric Adams shared new details about the deadly Midtown Manhattan office shooting, including a possible NFL ...

Employee killed in Midtown shooting by crazed madman identified as Cornell grad Julia Hyman

One of the victims gunned down by crazed Manhattan mass shooter Shane Tamura has been identified as a Cornell University grad ...

Four Dead in Shooting at New York City Building Housing Blackstone, NFL

Four people, including a police officer, are dead after a lone gunman opened fire inside the Manhattan building that houses private-equity firm Blackstone’s midtown office and other high-profile ...