Public figures, employers, and educational institutions have reacted to the victims’ deaths in statements and on social media. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in an X post<\/a> on Wednesday, “Our city mourns each of these innocent lives taken from their families and communities far too soon.”<\/p>\n Here’s how some who knew the men and women killed at 345 Park Avenue<\/a> remember them:<\/p>\n Didarul Islam served in the NYPD’s 47th Precinct.<\/p>\n NYPD<\/p>\n Didarul Islam, 36<\/p>\n Islam, an NYPD officer with less than four years on the job, was off-duty at the time of the shooting, but was instead working a paid security detail at the building that’s home to major financial institutions and the NFL’s headquarters<\/a>.<\/p>\n The married father of two, with a third child on the way, was one of the first people shot in the attack, city officials said.<\/p>\n Islam was an immigrant from Bangladesh and served in the department’s 47th Precinct. He was hailed as a hero by city officials in the aftermath of the shooting.<\/p>\n “He put himself in harm’s way. He made the ultimate sacrifice, shot in cold blood, wearing a uniform that stood for the promise that he made to this city. He died as he lived \u2014 a hero,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.<\/p>\n Wesley LePatner was known at Blackstone for being a mentor to women.<\/p>\n Courtesy of Blackstone<\/p>\n Wesley LePatner, 43<\/p>\n LePatner, a mother of two, was a star executive in the real estate business for the private equity giant Blackstone<\/a>, which was headquartered in the building.<\/p>\n She served as the $1.2 trillion firm’s global head of Core+ real estate and the CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, the company’s real estate fund for individual investors.<\/p>\n The 11-year Blackstone veteran was known at the firm for championing women, developing mentorship opportunities at the company.<\/p>\n Blackstone, in a statement, said LePatner<\/a> “was brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond. She embodied the best of Blackstone.”<\/p>\n The LePatner family called her the “most loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and relative, who enriched our lives in every way imaginable.”<\/p>\n Julia Hyman started working for Rudin Management late last year.<\/p>\n NYC Mayor’s Office\/X<\/p>\n Julia Hyman, 27<\/p>\n Hyman, a Manhattan native, was a distinguished 2020 graduate of the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n Related stories<\/p>\n Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know<\/p>\n Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know<\/p>\n Late last year, Hyman began working as an associate for the property firm Rudin Management<\/a>, which owns 345 Park Avenue and has its headquarters on the 33rd floor.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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