Blackstone Executive Wesley LePatner Killed in Midtown Manhattan Mass Shooting

NEW YORK, NY — The gunman responsible for Monday evening’s mass shooting inside a Midtown Manhattan office tower that left four people dead, including a prominent executive, was allegedly targeting the NFL’s headquarters but ended up on the wrong floor, according to Mayor Eric Adams.

Authorities confirmed that one of the victims was Wesley LePatner, a top executive at Blackstone. LePatner was the Global Head of Core+ Real Estate and CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT).