US Billionaire Thomas Lee Found Dead In Office With "Self-Inflicted" Gunshot Wound
Thomas Lee, a pioneer of private equity investment and leveraged buyouts, died by suicide at the age of 78 at his Manhattan office on Thursday. Thomas Lee was the Founder and Chairman of Lee Equity. American billionaire Thomas Lee, who was considered a pioneer of private equity investment and leveraged buyouts, died by suicide at the age of 78 at his Manhattan office on Thursday, according to a report in the New York Post. The businessman was declared dead at his Fifth Avenue Manhattan office, the headquarters of his investment firm, on Thursday morning around 11:10 am local time when police responded to an emergency 911 call. The outlet added that Mr Lee died by "a self-inflicted gunshot wound" and life-saving efforts were unsuccessful. He was spotted on the bathroom's floor in his office by a female assistant. She had gone to look for him since she had not heard from him since morning. Furthermore, the first-responders found Mr Lee "lying on his side with...