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Blackstone executive killed in NYC shooting ID’d: ‘Embodied the best of Blackstone’ (pix11.com)

submitted 1 week ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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NEW YORK (PIX11) — Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner was identified as one of the victims killed in the mass shooting at 345 Park Ave. on Monday, according to a spokesperson for the company.

LePatner was the Global Head of Core+ Real Estate and the Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT), according to Blackstone’s website.

According to her LinkedIn profile, LePatner spent more than a decade at the company after previously working for Goldman Sachs.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Important to note, Blackstone was not the target here, the NFL was.

Shooter blamed playing football for his mental illness and targeted the NFL for covering up the damage from brain injuries.

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Blackstone? Realtor? No pity from me.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)