Blackstone said the company's executive Wesley LePatner was killed in a shooting incident at its Manhattan headquarters on Monday. Lepatner is the global head of Blackstone Group's CORE+ real estate business and the CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Revenue Trust. “Words cannot express our grief. Wesley is a beloved member of the Blackstone family and we will miss her dearly,” the company said in an email statement. “She is talented, passionate, warm, kind, and generous, and is highly respected both within and outside the company.”

Blackstone said the company's executive Wesley LePatner was killed in a shooting incident at its Manhattan headquarters on Monday. Lepatner is the global head of Blackstone Group's CORE+ real estate business and the CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Revenue Trust. “Words cannot express our grief. Wesley is a beloved member of the Blackstone family and we will miss her dearly,” the company said in an email statement. “She is talented, passionate, warm, kind, and generous, and is highly respected both within and outside the company.”