NEW YORK — A Blackstone executive, who was also a mother of two, and a heroic NYPD officer survived by his pregnant wife and sons were among the four people fatally shot inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday.

Gunfire erupted inside the Park Avenue office tower, which is owned by Rudin Management and houses offices for the NFL as well as the investment giant Blackstone, just before 6:30 p.m. Police said the gunman, identified as 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura, charged into the building’s lobby with an an M4 rifle and then immediately opened fire.

While his motive remains under investigation, authorities believe Tamura was trying to target the NFL offices inside the high rise, but said he accessed the wrong elevator bank after wreaking havoc in the lobby. He again opened fire on the 33rd floor before he eventually turned the firearm on himself, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

NYPD officer Didarul Islam was killed in the shooting alongside three civilians: Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner, security officer Aland Etienne and Rudin employee Julia Hyman.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said an NFL employee was also seriously hurt in the violence.

On Tuesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered flags at state government buildings to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims, and they will remain that way until each person is laid to rest. Here is everything we know about the victims so far:

Wesley LePatner

LePatner was in the lobby when she was fatally struck, The Wall Street Journal reported.

“We are heartbroken to share that our colleague, Wesley LePatner, was among those who lost their lives in the tragic incident at 345 Park Avenue,” the company said in a statement. “Words cannot express the devastation we feel. Wesley was a beloved member of the Blackstone family and will be sorely missed.”

A Yale graduate, LePatner began her career at Goldman Sachs, where she spent more than a decade before joining Blackstone in 2014. She served as “Global Head of Core+ Real Estate” and CEO of one of the largest funds owned by Blackstone, the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, or BREIT, according to the investment firm’s website

LePatner was “brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond,” the statement continued. “She embodied the best of Blackstone. Our prayers are with her husband, children and family.”

According to The Real Deal, LePatner leaves behind two children.

She also served on the boards of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Abraham Joshua Heschel School, The UJA-Federation of New York and Yale University Library Council.

Aland Etienne

32BJ of Service Employees International Union President Manny Pastreich said in a statement on Tuesday that 46-year-old Etienne was among the dead. Like LePatner, he was also fatally shot inside the building’s lobby.

Pastreich described him as “a dedicated security officer who took his job duties extremely seriously,” adding that his death “speaks to the sacrifice of security officers who risk their lives every day to keep New Yorkers and our buildings safe.

“Every time a security officer puts on their uniform, they put their lives on the line,” the statement concluded. “Their contributions to our city are essential, though often unappreciated. Aland Etienne is a New York hero. We will remember him as such.”

Julia Hyman

Hyman, a 2020 graduate of Cornell University, was shot on the 33rd floor of the Manhattan skyscraper, where she worked as an associate for Rudin Management.

“The Rudin family and everyone at our company are devastated by yesterday’s senseless tragedy,” the company said in a statement to NBC. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those injured and lost last night, including our cherished Rudin colleague, a brave New York City police officer, a beloved lobby security guard and an employee at a tenant firm.”

“As New Yorkers, we stand shoulder to shoulder in the face of this hatred, we grieve with the families and loved ones of those lost, and we pray for the full recovery of those injured.”

Didarul Islam

“He was doing the job that we asked him to do,” Tisch said of the slain officer. “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, a hero.”

Islam, who emigrated to the United States from Bangladesh, served with the NYPD for more than three years. He was assigned to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx.

Already a father to two young boys, Islam’s wife is also currently pregnant with their third child.

A statement shared on the precinct’s social media pages described him as “a husband, father, and dedicated public servant.”

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