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Top Blackstone official among Manhattan shooting victims

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 29 Jul 2025 19:05
3 Min Read

The assailant, 27-year-old tw of Las Vegas, entered the building armed with an M4-style rifle.

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    New York Mayor Eric Adams, center, speaks during a news conference at New York Presbyterian Weil Cornell Medical Center where a police officer was brought after being shot at a Manhattan office building, Monday, July 28, 2025, in New York (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

A mass shooting on July 28 at 345 Park Avenue, a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper housing the headquarters of Blackstone and the National Football League (NFL), left five people dead, including Wesley LePatner, the CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT).

Blackstone released a statement mourning the loss of LePatner: "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, who joined the company in 2014, had become a central figure in Blackstone’s global real estate operations.

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The assailant, 27-year-old tw of Las Vegas, entered the building armed with an M4-style rifle. He fatally shot an officer assigned to paid detail, killed two civilians, one of whom was LePatner, and seriously injured an NFL staff member before proceeding to the 33rd floor, where he killed another individual in a Rudin Management office. Tamura then died by suicide.

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Authorities revealed that Tamura had a documented history of mental illness and had traveled across the country to carry out the attack. A suicide note recovered at the scene expressed grievances against the NFL, blaming the sport for causing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain condition linked to repeated head trauma. The note reportedly requested that his brain be studied posthumously. Officials believe Tamura may have targeted the NFL headquarters but mistakenly entered the wrong section of the building.

Shane Devon Tamura, 27, from Las Vegas, was identified by police as the shooter, who had a "documented mental health history." Tamura shot and killed four people, including an NYPD officer, in Midtown Manhattan on Monday.

Here are photos of the gun he used and his permit from NV pic.twitter.com/hy033nZWJT

, CBS 6 Albany - WRGB (@CBS6Albany) July 29, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed the shooter’s identity and mental health history during a press briefing. Officer Didarul Islam, 36, who was killed while attempting to protect civilians, was remembered as a father of two with a third child on the way.

As a mark of respect for the memory of NYPD Officer Didarul Islam who died in the line of duty and the multiple victims of the mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan at 345 Park Avenue yesterday, I’ve ordered all flags on all city buildings and stationary flagstaffs throughout the… pic.twitter.com/EGHtafcrxt

, Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) July 29, 2025

The attack has reignited concerns around public safety in high-profile corporate buildings, mental health treatment gaps, and the long-term neurological toll of contact sports. Governor Kathy Hochul has since renewed calls for stronger national assault weapon legislation, highlighting the shooter’s ability to cross state lines with legally obtained firearms despite prior psychiatric interventions. The NFL, meanwhile, has increased building security and offered support to staff as investigations continue.

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