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New York City police have released new photos of the suspected gunman in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as the manhunt intensifies.
Thompson, 50, was set to speak at an investor meeting on Wednesday morning when he was gunned down around 6:45 a.m. outside the New York Hilton Midtown. He was rushed to Mount Sinai West where he was pronounced dead.
Police say Thompson was “specifically targeted” in the “brazen attack” by a gunman who is still at large after fleeing the scene on an e-bike. The suspect is described as a white male dressed entirely in black, with a black ski mask, and carrying a gray backpack.
Photos show the hooded suspect standing in front of the counter at a Starbucks at West 56th Street and 6th Avenue just minutes before the shooting at the nearby hotel.
While the attack appeared to be targeted, police said they do not yet have a motive for the shooting. NYPD Crime Stoppers has announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible.
Thompson, who was also a father of two, joined parent company UnitedHealth Group in 2004, and became CEO of UnitedHealthcare in 2021. He was scheduled to speak at an investor meeting at the hotel at 8 a.m.
Elena Reveiz, Thompson’s sister-in-law, told The New York Times that she is still processing the news but said that her brother “was a good person, and I am so sad.”
Everything we know about murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in what police described as a “brazen targeted attack” in Manhattan early Wednesday.
Here’s everything we know so far about the fatal attack on the 50-year-old insurance CEO:
Andrea Cavallier4 December 2024 21:20
What is UnitedHealthcare?
Police are searching for a masked gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside of a Midtown Manhattan hotel on Wednesday.
UnitedHealthcare is the largest insurer in the United States and is connected to a network of more than 1.3 million physicians and care professionals across nearly 7,000 facilities.
Josh Marcus reports:
Andrea Cavallier4 December 2024 21:00
Police release new photos of UnitedHealthcare CEO gunman
Andrea Cavallier4 December 2024 20:00
Is the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting still happening tonight?
The Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony is still expected to continue today, despite the targeted shooting of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, that happened a few blocks over this morning.
As the tree has already been decorated by the plaza’s crew, it’s now time for this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, which will be held later this evening.
Read more:
Andrea Cavallier4 December 2024 19:20
Three live 9mm rounds and three discharged 9mm shell casings found at the scene
Andrea Cavallier4 December 2024 19:00
WATCH: Officials reveal Brian Thompson’s shooting appears to be a ‘brazen targeted attack’
Andrea Cavallier4 December 2024 18:40
Wife reveals murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO had received ‘some threats’
Thompson’s wife said her husband had recently received threats from angry customers over complaints she believed may have had to do with “a lack of coverage.”
“I don’t know details,” Paulette Thompson told NBC News. “I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him.”
Justin Rohrlich reports:
Andrea Cavallier4 December 2024 18:20
Police release images of suspect in CEO shooting
Andrea Cavallier4 December 2024 18:00
Slain CEO’s wife said he had been receiving threats
Paulette Thompson, the wife of slain CEO Brian Thompson, revealed to NBC News on Wednesday that he had been receiving threats before his killing.
“There had been some threats,” she said in a phone call with the outlet. “Basically, I don’t know, a lack of coverage? I don’t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him.”
“I can’t really give a thoughtful response right now. I just found this out and I’m trying to console my children,” she added.
Police say the killing was a targeted attack, but do not yet have a motive.
“The motive for this murder is currently unknown but based on the evidence we have so far, it does appear the victim was specifically targeted,” Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told reporters. “But at this point, we do not know why.”
Andrea Cavallier4 December 2024 17:40
Suspect believed to have used a ‘silent gun’
A food cart vendor near the scene of the shooting on Wednesday told NBC News that he did not hear any gunshots.
It’s believed the suspect possibly used a firearm with a silencer in the shooting of Thompson.
Andrea Cavallier4 December 2024 17:35