An “extraordinarily talented” Blackstone exec and married mom of two was among those killed in Monday’s Midtown bloodbath.
Wesley LePatner –a 46-year-old Yale grad and former Goldman Sachs worker who became a senior managing director for Blackstone — was fatally shot in the lobby of the ritzy Park Avenue office tower when Shane Tamura opened fire in anger at the NFL, which shares the same building.
“We cannot properly express the grief we feel upon the sudden and tragic loss of Wesley,” her stricken family said in a statement Tuesday. “She was the most loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and relative, who enriched our lives in every way imaginable.
Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner was among those killed in the NYC Midtown shooting Monday. Kelly Taub/BFA/Shutterstock“To so many others, she was a beloved, fiercely loyal and caring friend, and a driven and extraordinarily talented professional and colleague.
“At this unbearably painful time, we are experiencing an enormous, gaping hole in our hearts that will never be filled, yet we will carry on the remarkable legacy Wesley created,” the kin said.
The Ivy League graduate previously worked at Goldman Sachs for more than a decade and served on numerous Big Apple boards, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“We are heartbroken by the tragic death of Met trustee Wesley LePatner, who was a brilliant and visionary leader, a generous spirit, and a person of deep intellect and warmth,” Met Director and CEO Max Hollein said in a statement.
“Wesley’s extraordinary professional accomplishments were matched by her commitment to education, culture, and community, and we were honored to welcome her to The Met family earlier this year.”
The victim joined Blackstone in 2014 and served as the global head of Core+ Real Estate and chief executive officer for Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust — a $53 billion property owner, according to Bloomberg.
Maniac Shane Tamura killed four people in the rampage before fatally shooting himself. Obtained by the NY Post
LePatner was cruelly shot while crouching down behind a pillar in the building’s lobby. Courtesy of Blackstone
The NYPD conducts the dignified transfer of police Officer Didarul Islam, who was slain while working a private security gig at the building. William Miller
LePatner was a mentor to young women. Blackstone
The slain mom poses with husband Evan and family at a museum event in 2018. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images“We are heartbroken to share that our colleague, Wesley LePartner, was among those who lost their lives in the tragic incident at 345 Park Avenue,” Blackstone told The Post in a statement.
“Words cannot express the devastation we feel. Wesley was a beloved member of the Blackstone family and will be sorely missed.
“She was brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond.
LePatner was a mother of two. Carly Erickson/BFA/Shutterstock
Police stand guard outside Blackstone, which LePatner joined in 2014. REUTERS
The NYPD removes the gunman’s BMW from the scene of the shooting. Robert Mecea
Blackstone mourned LePatner’s death in a statement. Sansho Scott/BFA.com/Shutterstock“She embodied the best of Blackstone. Our prayers are with her husband, children and family.”
Tamura entered the skyscraper around 6:30 p.m. and first gunned down NYPD officer Didarul Islam — a father of two whose wife is pregnant with their third child.
He then proceeded to spray the lobby with gunfire, fatally shooting LePatner as she tried to hide behind a pillar and a security guard crouching behind his desk, according to the police.
Workers barricade themselves in their office during Monday’s mass shooting.
After gunfire erupted, Blackstone employees shared messages over email and Microsoft Teams warning others about the gunman downstairs, an employee told the Wall Street Journal.
Some employees barricaded themselves in their offices and bathrooms.
After the massacre in the lobby, Tamura allowed a woman to walk out of the elevator unharmed and then headed up to the 33rd floor — home to building owner Rudin Properties’ offices.
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The man wanted to shoot up the NFL’s offices on levels 5 through 8 — but “mistakenly went up the wrong elevator banks,” Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday.
He began shooting again, killing one person, before walking down a hallway and shooting himself in the chest, police said.
How the shooting unfolded
- Reports of the shooting at 345 Park Ave. start coming in around 6:28 p.m.
- Shane Tamura, 27, is seen getting out of a black BMW between 51st and 52nd streets with an M4 rifle.
- He enters the lobby and turns right, where he shoots police officer Didarul Islam, 36, dead.
- Tamura guns down a woman cowering behind a pillar in the lobby, sprays more bullets and walks toward the elevator bank — where he shoots dead a security guard crouching at his desk.
- One more man reports being shot and injured in the lobby. He was in critical but stable condition.
- The gunman allows a woman to walk out of the elevators unharmed before heading up to the 33rd floor, where building owner Rudin Properties’ offices are located, “and begins to walk the floor, firing as he traveled.”
- One woman is shot and killed on that floor before Tamura shoots himself in the chest.
- It’s unclear how long the mayhem lasted. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch posted on X at 7:52 p.m.: “The scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralized.”
Tamura, a standout football player in high school, was found with a note in his pocket that expressed an issue with the NFL and claimed he suffered from CTE — a brain injury linked to head trauma, sources said.
The scrawlings made reference to former NFL star Terry Long, the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman who was diagnosed with CTE after downing antifreeze to kill himself in 2005, according to sources.
“Please study brain for CTE. I’m sorry. The league knowingly concealed the dangers to our brains to maximize profits. They failed us,” Tamura’s note read.






