據外媒報道,全球最大私募股權基金之一黑石集團的高管韋斯利·萊帕特納(Wesley LePatner)在7月28日美國紐約的槍擊事件中身亡,享年43歲。韋斯利·萊帕特納在黑石工作了10多年。
Wesley LePatner, who rose through the ranks to become chief executive officer of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, died on Monday in the shooting at 345 Park Avenue. She was 43.

黑石在一份宣告中表示,對韋斯利·萊帕特納的離世感到痛心。宣告提到,黑石的同事們對韋斯利·萊帕特納的去世深感震驚,並稱贊她“才華橫溢、充滿激情、熱情洋溢、慷慨大方,在公司內外都深受尊敬”。
Blackstone employees were shaken by the death of LePatner, who a company statement described as "brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond."
公開資料顯示,韋斯利·萊帕特納是黑石集團核心房地產全球主管及黑石房地產收入信託基金(BREIT)執行長。她同時擔任黑石房地產投資委員會成員。此前,她曾擔任核心+業務及BREIT的營運長。
韋斯利·萊帕特納畢業於耶魯大學。2014年加入黑石前,萊帕特納在高盛工作超過十年,離職前為資產管理部房地產投資組董事總經理。
LePatner, one of her company's top-ranking women, possessed a stellar résumé: She was chief executive of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and had spent more than a decade at Goldman Sachs before joining Blackstone in 2014. She graduated summa cum laude from Yale University.
summa cum laude /sʊmə ˌkʊm ˈlɔːdi/ 以優異成績

槍擊中有5人死亡
當地時間7月28日,美國的金融中樞紐約曼哈頓島,又一次因為槍擊案引發全球關注。
The shooting took place during the evening rush hour on Park Avenue, which cuts through the center of Manhattan and is home to some of the nation's biggest financial firms.
據新華網等媒體報道,7月28日晚,一名槍手攜帶步槍進入公園大道345號大樓進行了一系列襲擊,造成包括槍手在內至少有5人死亡、6人受傷。而這棟辦公樓,正是知名投資公司黑石集團的全球總部。

美國廣播公司在報道該槍擊案時稱,監控攝像頭捕捉到槍手出現在大樓外的畫面

沙恩·田村
紐約市警察局局長傑西卡·蒂施在新聞通氣會上介紹稱,槍手是一名27歲的拉斯維加斯居民沙恩·田村(Shane Tamura)。

他進入大樓後立即開始向大廳掃射,首先開槍擊斃了紐約警察局警官迪達魯爾·伊斯蘭,隨後射擊了一名躲在柱子後面的女子和一名躲在桌子後面的保安。
槍手隨後乘電梯上到33層的魯丁房地產管理公司,在那裡又射殺了1人,隨後朝胸部開槍自盡。
槍擊事件事發區域為曼哈頓核心金融區,美國國家橄欖球聯盟(NFL)總部,審計公司畢馬威、美國銀行等機構,也與黑石集團辦公室設在同一棟大樓內。
A gunman whom police identified as Shane Tamura, 27, walked into the vast lobby of the building, which also houses the NFL headquarters, accounting firm KPMG, and real estate company Rudin Management, and opened fire. He killed four, including LePatner and a New York City police officer, and then went to the building's 33rd floor where he killed himself, according to police.

隨著槍擊事件的訊息傳開,其他私募股權公司和銀行的員工表示,他們向在黑石工作的朋友發訊息詢問情況。一位黑石員工分享了一張照片,顯示沙發堆疊到了接近天花板的位置,充當路障。
At the time of the shooting, several Blackstone employees barricaded themselves on a high floor by stacking up sofas, filing cabinets and other furniture after hearing loud noises, according to people who spoke with the employees.

據悉,7月28日晚些時候黑石總裁喬納森·格雷與CEO史蒂芬·施瓦茨曼向員工緻信,稱發生的事件“難以想象”,這也是“公司40歷史上最糟糕的一天”。他們將在接下來的一天內舉辦一次全公司範圍的線上會議,與員工溝通。
In a note to staff, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman and President Jon Gray called it the "worst day in the firm's 40 year history," according to people who saw the memo.
知情人士透露,黑石集團的辦公室將於7月29日關閉,預計未來一週內將繼續關閉。
“槍手目標是NFL總部,
但走錯樓層”
當地時間7月29日,美國紐約市長埃裡克·亞當斯表示,28日晚間在紐約市中心曼哈頓公園大道345號大樓發生的槍擊案的槍手目標是NFL總部辦公室。
亞當斯表示,調查人員在槍手沙恩·田村身上找到了一張紙條,紙條上稱他患有慢性創傷性腦病(CTE)。這是一種與頭部創傷有關的神經退行性疾病,常見於退伍軍人和運動員,包括足球運動員、冰球運動員和拳擊手。
Law enforcement has identified the gunman in Monday's Park Avenue shooting as 27-year-old Shane Tamura, of Las Vegas. At a press conference late that night, they said he had a "documented mental health history".
According to officials familiar with the investigation, in the note found at the scene, Tamura voiced anger that his mental illness may be linked to his having played football in his youth. The Park Avenue address he targeted is home to the NFL's corporate offices, among others. Investigators are looking into that as a possible motive.

亞當斯表示,根據初步調查,槍手在大樓大廳槍擊數人後,試圖前往NFL總部辦公室,卻乘錯電梯去到了錯誤的樓層,他去了魯丁管理公司(Rudin Management)所在的第33層,並在那裡再次進行了槍擊,然後自殺。
In an interview, Mayor Eric Adams was asked about the possible link between the note and whether he wanted to target the NFL offices. Adams said Tamura was trying to target the headquarters of the NFL but entered the wrong set of elevator banks.
此前,紐約市警察局長傑西卡·蒂施表示,槍手似乎是單獨行動,但仍不清楚他的動機。
警方稱,嫌疑人有精神健康疾病史,高中時曾打過橄欖球,也夢想成為職業球員。
來源:每日經濟新聞 央視新聞 財聯社 中國基金報 路透社 紐約時報 美國全國廣播公司
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