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    Wesley LePatner, Top Blackstone Executive, Among Victims Killed in NYC Office Shooting

    Wesley LePatner, a senior executive at global investment firm Blackstone, was one of four people tragically killed during a mass shooting on July 28 at the company’s Manhattan office building on Park Avenue. LePatner, who served as the Global Head of Core+ Real Estate and CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT), was struck in the lobby during the attack, which also claimed the lives of three others, including off-duty NYPD officer Didarul Islam. Several others were injured and are currently being treated in hospital, according to officials and company sources. In a statement released to the press, Blackstone…