Julia Hyman, Aland Etienne, Wesley LePatner and Didarul Islam have been recognized because the 4 victims of the ghastly NYC taking pictures at 345 Park Avenue. All of them labored individually however Monday night, all 4 of them have been in entrance of the crazed gunman Shane Tamura in some unspecified time in the future. Whereas Didarul Islam was a Bangadeshi-origin police officer, Aland Etienne was a safety guard, Julia Hyman labored for Rudin Administration, the corporate that owns the Midtown skyscraper, and Wesley LePatner was a senior govt of Blackstone which has its workplace in the identical constructing.
Julia Hyman
Julia Hyman was a 27-year-old Cornell grad who had been working as a Rudin affiliate for lower than a yr. The killer reportedly took a fallacious elevator and reached the ground of Rudin Administration, the place he encountered Julia Hyman and shot her useless. Investigators consider Shane Tamura, the shooter, wished to assault the NFL’s workplace however by chance ended up on a unique ground. Hyman was the final individual to be killed earlier than the killer shot himself. “The Rudin household and everybody at our firm are devastated by yesterday’s mindless tragedy,” a Rudin rep mentioned in an announcement.“Our ideas and prayers are with these injured and misplaced final evening, together with our cherished Rudin colleague, a courageous New York Metropolis police officer, a beloved foyer safety guard and an worker at a tenant agency.
Aland Etienne
Aland Etienne, 46, was recognized as of 4 harmless victims killed by Tamura as he entered 345 Park Avenue. He labored as an unarmed safety guard. He was hiding behind a desk to take cowl as Tamura opened hearth within the foyer. A Haiti native, Etienne had 5 brothers, a sister, an older daughter and a younger boy simply days away from his seventh birthday, NY Put up reported. Aland was the third individual to be killed. After killing him, the shooter took the fallacious elevate.
Wesley LePatner
A senior govt of Blackstone, Wesley LePatner, was killed when she was hiding behind a pillar within the constructing’s foyer. LePatner was the International Head of Core+ Actual Property and CEO of Blackstone Actual Property Earnings Belief. A mom of two, LePatner had a distinguished profession together with over a decade at Goldman Sachs and a summa cum laude diploma from Yale College.In a word to workers, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman and President Jon Grey known as it the “worst day within the agency’s 40 yr historical past,” in keeping with individuals who noticed the memo, Reuters reported. Executives have been assured by New York Metropolis Police that the agency was not the meant goal of the assault.
Didarul Islam
Didarul Islam, 36, was shot useless whereas offering safety for the location on Park Avenue. He was the primary sufferer of the mass taking pictures. Officers mentioned he had migrated to the US from Bangladesh, had two youngsters and was anticipating a 3rd along with his pregnant spouse. He died “a hero”, they mentioned.Paying tribute to the late officer, New York Mayor Eric Adams mentioned he was “doing what he does greatest… saving lives. He was defending New Yorkers”.
