Princeton graduate, 30, 'who
shot dead his $200m hedge fund founder father, 70, in NYC apartment' arrested
after he 'went on the run and barricaded himself in his Manhattan home'
Shooting: Hedge fund founder Thomas Gilbert, 70, was allegedly shot in the head and killed by his 30-year-old son, Princeton graduate Tommy Gilbert who was educated at $50,000-a-year Deerfield Academy
Police have arrested the Princeton graduate who allegedly executed his multimillionaire father, founder of a hedge fund, at the family's Manhattan apartment on Sunday afternoon.
Thomas Gilbert Jr barricaded himself in his luxurious Chelsea home for seven hours after Thomas Gilbert Sr, creator and chief investment officer of $200 million hedge fund Wainscott Capital, was killed with a single bullet.
At 10.30 pm, officers chopped down the door and arrested Gilbert Jr without incident.
The privately-educated 30-year-old is accused of slipping past his father's doorman minutes before the attack at 3.30 pm, then fleeing with his face covered by a hoodie.
According to the New York Post, 70-year-old Gilbert Sr, who also went to Princeton, was in his bedroom when his son barged in.
By 3.32 pm, police say, Gilbert Jr had fled.
The son was seen walking out of the building in Manhattan's Turtle Bay area covering his face with his hoodie around 3.35 pm, the New York Daily News reported.
Gilbert Sr's wife found her husband dead within a minute of the attack and called 911, police said. It is unclear whether she was at home at the time.
She has declined to speak to reporters.
Police recovered a Glock 22 .40-caliber handgun from the scene and have launched a manhunt for Gilbert Jr.
Gilbert Sr started Wainscott Capital in 2011, and it is now worth $200 million.
He attended Princeton and Harvard Business School before a 40-year career on Wall Street.
According to Wainscott Capital's website, he had extensive knowledge of the stock market, private equity, real estate and the fixed income market.
His son, who goes by the name Tommy Gilbert, attended $50,000-a-year Deerfield Academy in Western Massachusetts, which counts the King of Jordan and Prince of Jordan among its alumni.
Police said the fatal attack took place at the family apartment (pictured) in Manhattan's Turtle Bay area
Investigators escort a woman, believed to be the victim's wife, from the family's Manhattan home on Sunday
After graduating from high school in 2003, he accepted a place at Princeton University, where he graduated in 2009.
A friend told Today that the 30-year-old had become 'volatile' in recent years.
The family property is a $6,000-a-month rental apartment at 20 Beekman Place on 50th Street, a few blocks north of the United Nations.
Previously, Gilbert Sr owned a $10 million property in the Hamptons, which has since been sold.
The building's porter told the New York Daily News that Gilbert Sr was 'friendly,' 'very nice' and a 'gentleman'.
According to the paper, the son was spotted slipping past the doorman wearing a hoodie shortly before the attack.
The NYPD broke down the door of Gilbert Jr's West 18th St apartment (pictured) to arrest the alleged gunman on Sunday night, hours after his father was found dead
'I immediately got a bad vibe,' the doorman told police, according to the Daily News. 'The kid got into the elevator before I got the chance to pick up the telephone.'
A neighbor, named as Bernard, said: 'Five minutes later he comes running out covering his face with a hoodie.'
Wainscott Capital avoided losses which plagued other hedge funds in October last year, gaining 1.65 per cent that month.
In an interview with FINalternatives, Gilbert Sr attributed the success to their moderate risk profile.
'We’re not trying to beat all of the biotech funds, we’re basically trying to avoid drawdowns,' he said.
Named in the annual Who's Who In America list for five years running (1999-2004), Gilbert Sr started his career with a seven-year stint at Loeb Partners Corporation as managing director.
The 30-year-old went to Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts, which counts the King of Jordan as an alumnus
Read more:
- Hedge fund founder shot dead by son: sources | New York Post
- Hedge fund founder shot dead by son, police say - NY Daily News
- Fund Focus: Wainscott Capital Bullish On Biotech | FINalternatives
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Source: Daily Mail
Update:
Gilbert Sr's wife Shelley, 67, found her husband dead in the bedroom within minutes of the attack and called 911, police said. She was not home at the time of the attack.
NYPD have not named Gilbert Jr as a suspect and have not ruled out the possibility of suicide
Father and son were discussing 'differences in their relationship' before shooting, according to reports
Princeton graduate and former pupil of Manhattan's most prestigious private schools was being questioned on Monday after he allegedly shot dead his multimillionaire hedge-funder father at the family home, according to published reports.
Thomas Gilbert Jr, 30, fled the scene and barricaded himself in his Chelsea apartment for seven hours after Thomas Gilbert Sr, 70, founder of $200 million hedge fund Wainscott Capital, was found with a single gunshot wound to the head, multiple media outlets claimed, citing police sources.
The 30-year-old Ivy Leaguer, who was a regular fixture at Manhattan's black-tie benefits with society beauties on his arm, reportedly slipped past the doorman and into his parents' building shortly before the attack at 3.30 pm on Sunday.
Police remove a
body bag from the luxury Manhattan apartment building late on Sunday where a
multimillionaire hedge-funder was found with a gunshot wound to the head
According to the New York Post, Mr Gilbert Sr, who also went to Princeton, was in the bedroom of his eighth-floor apartment when his son barged in.
The father and son were discussing 'differences in their relationship', according to The Wall Street Journal.
Gilbert Jr was then seen walking out of the building in Manhattan's Turtle Bay area covering his face with a hoodie around 3.35pm, the New York Daily News reported.
Gilbert Sr's wife Shelley, 67, found her husband dead in the bedroom within minutes of the attack and called 911, police said. She was not home at the time of the attack.
She refused to comment as she left the building flanked by investigators.
Gilbert Sr's wife Shelley, 67, found her husband dead in the bedroom within minutes of the attack and called 911, police said. She was not home at the time of the attack.
She refused to comment as she left the building flanked by investigators.
Police recovered a Glock 22 .40-caliber handgun from the scene.
At 10.30pm on Sunday, Gilbert Jr was arrested without incident at his ground-floor apartment in Chelsea after NYPD officers dressed in riot gear, chopped down the door and found him hiding inside.
He was taken to the 17th precinct in midtown.
Gilbert Jr was being questioned and has not been named a suspect, according to the NYPD.
Police have not ruled out the possibility of suicide prior to a report from the city's medical examiner.
The NYPD have not released details of a potential motive.
A spokesperson told Daily Mail Online on Monday that the investigation was ongoing.
No charges have been filed against Gilbert Jr and it was not immediately known if he had a lawyer.
Thomas Gilbert Sr started Wainscott Capital in 2011, growing the fund to a value of $200 million.
He attended Princeton and Harvard Business School before a 40-year career on Wall Street. According to Wainscott Capital's website, he had extensive knowledge of the stock market, private equity, real estate and the fixed income market.
His son, Tommy Gilbert Jr, attended The Buckley school on Manhattan's Upper East Side from kindergarten until eighth grade. Tuition costs around $35,000 a year. Noteable alumni of the school include actor James Harder, philanthropist David Rockefeller Jr and Robert Wagner, former deputy mayor of New York.
He then went on to the $50,000-a-year Deerfield Academy in Western Massachusetts, which counts the King of Jordan and Prince of Jordan among its alumni.
After graduating from Deerfield in 2003, Gilbert Jr accepted a place at Princeton University where he graduated in 2009.
Nora Gardner, told Daily Mail Online on Monday, that she attended Deerfield with Gilbert Jr.
Miss Gardner, CEO and founder of Nora Gardner Apparel in New York, said: 'Tommy was my classmate. This story is an incomprehensible tragedy. My heart goes out to the entire Gilbert family.'
Details of Gilbert Jr's profession remain unclear but he was photographed on multiple occasions at black-tie society events.
The 30-year-old was pictured in March 2014 at the School of American Ballet's winter ball with Arielle Patrick, a 2012 Princeton grad, child of Manhattan private schools and now a PR director, who sources told the Daily Mail Online that he had dated.
Miss Patrick refused to confirm whether the pair had dated on Monday.
A fellow Princeton graduate told Daily Mail Online that Gilbert Jr was a 'highly disturbed individual'.
A close friend also told Today that 30-year-old Gilbert Jr had become 'volatile' in recent years.
Gilbert Sr also owns a $10 million property in the Hamptons which is listed for sale at $11.5million.
The 2.5 acre property has five bedrooms, four baths, a heated pool and screened in porch and sits in one of the area's most exclusive enclaves.
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