{"id":103077,"date":"2025-07-29T21:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/103077\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T21:26:15","slug":"a-police-officer-and-investment-firm-executive-are-among-new-york-city-shooting-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/103077\/","title":{"rendered":"A police officer and investment firm executive are among New York City shooting victims"},"content":{"rendered":"

An off-duty New York City police officer and an executive at an investment firm were among the four people killed by a gunman<\/a> at a Manhattan office tower. <\/p>\n

The officer, Didarul Islam, was working a corporate security detail Monday at the midtown skyscraper<\/a> that is home to the headquarters of both the NFL and Blackstone, one of the world\u2019s largest investment firms. Blackstone confirmed that Wesley LePatner, a senior managing director specializing in real estate, was fatally shot. Security officer Aland Etienne was also killed, his labor union said. <\/p>\n

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A make shift memorial is set up outside scene of Monday\u2019s deadly shooting, Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/p>\n

A make shift memorial is set up outside scene of Monday\u2019s deadly shooting, Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/p>\n

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The Rudin family, which owns the building and Rudin Management, said in a statement that one of their employees was a victim of the shootings but did not disclose the person\u2019s name at the request of relatives. Police officials said a woman was found dead on the building\u2019s 33rd floor in Rudin\u2019s offices.<\/p>\n

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a memo to staff that an employee at the league\u2019s headquarters was seriously wounded and in stable condition at a hospital but all other workers were safe. He did not name the person.<\/p>\n

Authorities identified the shooter as Shane Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas, and believe he was trying to get to the NFL offices<\/a> but took the wrong elevator. Mayor Eric Adams said police found a note suggesting he had a grievance against the NFL over a claim that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions in contact sports but can\u2019t be diagnosed until death. He had played high school football in California about a decade ago.<\/p>\n

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The ambulance carrying the body of Didarul Islam exits NewYork-Presbyterian\/Weill Cornell Medical Hospital during the dignified transfer of the slain officer, who was shot and killed by a gunman earlier this evening, early Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Angelina Katsanis)<\/p>\n

The ambulance carrying the body of Didarul Islam exits NewYork-Presbyterian\/Weill Cornell Medical Hospital during the dignified transfer of the slain officer, who was shot and killed by a gunman earlier this evening, early Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Angelina Katsanis)<\/p>\n

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Police officer had been on the job for three years<\/p>\n

Islam, who had been a New York City police officer for 3 1\/2 years, worked out of a precinct in the Bronx, where he lived with his family, officials said. The 36-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh was married with two young sons and a third child on the way, police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.<\/p>\n

Tisch said the gunman immediately opened fire on Islam in the building\u2019s lobby.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was doing the job that we asked him to do. He put himself in harm\u2019s way. He made the ultimate sacrifice,\u201d she said. \u201cHe died as he lived: a hero.\u201d<\/p>\n

Well-wishers visited Islam\u2019s home Tuesday, many carrying takeout food for relatives gathered inside. Across the street, a public school where one or more of Islam\u2019s children attended displayed a poster praising him as a loving parent and NYPD hero. Acquaintances from his mosque also stopped by to pay their respects.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a very friendly guy and a hardworking guy,\u201d said Tanjim Talukdar, who knew him best from Friday prayers, but would always get a greeting when they met on the street. \u201cWhenever I see him or he sees me he says, \u2018How are you, my brother?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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NYPD officers stand in line during the dignified transfer of Didarul Islam, who was shot and killed by a gunman Monday evening, out of NewYork-Presbyterian\/Weill Cornell Medical Hospital to the medical examiner\u2019s office, early Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Angelina Katsanis)<\/p>\n

NYPD officers stand in line during the dignified transfer of Didarul Islam, who was shot and killed by a gunman Monday evening, out of NewYork-Presbyterian\/Weill Cornell Medical Hospital to the medical examiner\u2019s office, early Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Angelina Katsanis)<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was really shocked to see the news,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Blackstone executive was Yale graduate who specialized in real estate<\/p>\n

LePatner, 43, was Blackstone\u2019s global head of core plus real estate and chief executive officer of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, the firm said. She joined the company in 2014 after working for more than a decade at Goldman Sachs, where she also handled real estate.<\/p>\n

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This photo shows Wesley LePatner, an executive at Blackstone Inc., who was shot and killed by a gunman on Monday, July 28, 2025, at the company\u2019s headquarters in New York. (Courtesy of Blackstone Inc. via AP)<\/p>\n

This photo shows Wesley LePatner, an executive at Blackstone Inc., who was shot and killed by a gunman on Monday, July 28, 2025, at the company\u2019s headquarters in New York. (Courtesy of Blackstone Inc. via AP)<\/p>\n

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She graduated summa cum laude from Yale University in 2003 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in history and served on the boards of several organizations, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the firm said. A company statement said executives and other employees were devastated by her death and described her as \u201cbrilliant, passionate, warm, generous and deeply respected.\u201d<\/p>\n

LePatner\u2019s family said their hearts were broken and asked that their privacy be respected as they mourn. They also offered condolences to other families who lost loved ones in the shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot properly express the grief we feel upon the sudden and tragic loss of Wesley,\u201d they said in a statement. \u201cShe was the most loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and relative, who enriched our lives in every way imaginable. To so many others, she was a beloved, fiercely loyal and caring friend, and a driven and extraordinarily talented professional and colleague. \u201d<\/p>\n

Author Bruce Feiler said in a Facebook post that he was shocked, saddened and furious over LePatner\u2019s death. He said they served together on a board at Yale.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt 43, she was the most effortless and impressive person \u2014 you wanted to follow her wherever she went,\u201d he wrote. \u201cA mentor to young women and generous friend to everyone who knew her, she was on the board of her children\u2019s Jewish day school, recently joined the board of The Met, and just felt in every way like the kind of leader we all want and need in these unsettling times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Union calls security guard \u2018a New York hero\u2019<\/p>\n

Manny Pastreich, president of Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, said in a statement Tuesday that Etienne\u2019s death \u201cspeaks to the sacrifice of security officers who risk their lives every day to keep New Yorkers and our buildings safe.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time a security officer puts on their uniform, they put their lives on the line. Their contributions to our city are essential, though often unappreciated. Aland Etienne is a New York hero. We will remember him as such,\u201d Pastreich said.<\/p>\n

Etienne had worked at the building since 2019 and also had a stint there in 2017, the union said. State records show Etienne was licensed as an unarmed security guard since 2017.<\/p>\n

Pastreich said the union was helping police and building management with the investigation and offering union members free counseling and support services. He said other security officers and commercial cleaners in the union were working in the building at the time.<\/p>\n

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Associated Press writers Cedar Attanasio and David Martin contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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This story was updated to correct that Tamura played high school football about a decade ago, not two decades ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An off-duty New York City police officer and an executive at an investment firm were among the four…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":103078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,3881,66774,64,2059,276,168,5289,57,4222,59,12939,24963,66775,50558,617,405,403,404,5226,5225,11290,5228,406,5227,66773,65957,65744,3677,20862,61,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,66455],"class_list":{"0":"post-103077","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-ap-top-news","10":"tag-bruce-feiler","11":"tag-business","12":"tag-ca-state-wire","13":"tag-california","14":"tag-domestic-news","15":"tag-eric-adams","16":"tag-general-news","17":"tag-gun-violence","18":"tag-inc","19":"tag-jessica-tisch","20":"tag-labor-unions","21":"tag-manny-pastreich","22":"tag-metropolitan-museum-of-art","23":"tag-nevada","24":"tag-new-york","25":"tag-new-york-city","26":"tag-new-york-city-wire","27":"tag-newyork","28":"tag-newyorkcity","29":"tag-nv-state-wire","30":"tag-ny","31":"tag-ny-state-wire","32":"tag-nyc","33":"tag-nyc-office-tower-shooting","34":"tag-roger-goodell","35":"tag-shane-tamura","36":"tag-shootings","37":"tag-the-goldman-sachs-group","38":"tag-u-s-news","39":"tag-united-states","40":"tag-united-states-of-america","41":"tag-unitedstates","42":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","43":"tag-us","44":"tag-usa","45":"tag-wesley-lepatner"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}