Blackstone executive among four fatally shot by NYC gunman, reports

The executive was reportedly shot in the lobby of a Park Avenue building by gunman Shane Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas.

Published: July 29, 2025 9:37am

The financial services firm Blackstone said Tuesday that an executive who worked in the Midtown Manhattan building in which four people were fatally shot the previous evening by a gunman is among those who died.

The executive has been identified as Wesley LePatner. She was shot in the lobby of a Park Avenue building Monday evening by gunman Shane Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas, according a statement by the firm obtained by news agencies.

A Blackstone executive was among the four people shot and killed by the crazed gunman who shot up a Midtown office building, the company confirmed Tuesday.

Parker was a senior managing director on the firm's real estate team and a mom of two, sources told The New York Post.

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