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UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside a Manhattan hotel. The gunman is still at large, but the police have released footage of a suspect.
The police have described it as a targeted attack, and the shooting also triggered a frantic manhunt in New York City.
Thompson was shot at about 6:44 am (11:44 GMT) as he walked alone towards the New York Hilton Midtown from a nearby hotel. He was set to speak at an investor meeting in the hotel.
Before the shooting, the gunman seemed to be “lying in wait for several minutes,” according to police. Surveillance footage shows the attacker emerging from behind a car. Thompson was alone outside the hotel.
As the investigation into a masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers moved into its third day Friday, possible leads emerged about his travel before the shooting.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed in a dawn ambush Wednesday as he walked from his midtown hotel to the company’s annual investor conference across the street, just blocks from Radio City Music Hall and Rockefeller Center.
But days later, the gunman’s whereabouts and identity remained unknown as did the reason for the killing. New York City police say evidence firmly points to it being a targeted attack.
Investigators worked to piece together more of the timeline of the gunman’s movements before the shooting, examine security camera footage, and even test a discarded water bottle and protein bar wrapper in a hunt for his DNA.
