UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Latest: ‘Net Is Tightening’ Around Suspected Gunman As Backpack Found In Central Park
Surveillance footage shows UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect exiting subway station
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A manhunt continues for the masked gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel as police uncover more evidence that is potentially linked to the suspect of interest.
Investigators uncovered a backpack in Central Park that is believed to have belonged to the suspected shooter late Friday. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday “the net is tightening” around the suspect.
He added that law enforcement officials do not want to release the suspect’s name at this time.
“If we do, we are basically giving a tip to the person we are seeking and we do not want to give him an upper hand at all,” Adams said.
The FBI has also joined the investigation, offering a $50,000 reward for information.
Police have video of the man entering the Port Authority Bus Terminal after fleeing the scene of the shooting on a bicycle, but no video of him exiting, leading them to believe he left the city, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told CNN.
The gunman was masked during the shooting and used a fake New Jersey ID to book a room at the HI New York City Hostel, but pulled down the covering during a flirty exchange with a clerk. Police say he arrived in New York after taking a Grayhound bus that originated in Atlanta, Georgia last month.
Full story: Leaked video shows UnitedHealth Group chief complaining about ‘vitriolic’ coverage of Brian Thompson shootingThree days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally gunned down by a masked man lying in wait outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel, the head of the insurer’s parent company addressed anxious staff in a video sent to all US employees.
In it, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty told underlings that their work was “critical” in preventing the US medical system from providing “unnecessary” care he claimed would eventually drive up costs to an “unsustainable” level – as he complained about the “vitriolic” media coverage of the shooting.
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Justin Rohrlich7 December 2024 22:00
Have police named a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson?New York City Mayor Eric Adams revealed Saturday that police do not want to reveal if they’ve identified the suspect’s name.
“We don’t want to release that now,” Adams said of the suspect’s name. “If we do, we are basically giving a tip to the person we are seeking and we do not want to give him an upper hand at all. Let him continue to believe he can hide behind the mask. We revealed his face. We’re going to reveal who he is and we’re going to bring him to justice.”
He also added that the “net is tightening” around the suspect as police continue to gather evidence.
An officer with the New York Police Department stands near the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan where Brian Thompson was fatally shot (AP)Katie Hawkinson7 December 2024 21:40
Who is Brian Thompson? Everything we know about the UnitedHealthcare CEO and his murder in New York CityUnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, a father of two, was shot at point-blank range near the New York Hilton Midtown on Wednesday morning just before a scheduled investor meeting.
Here’s everything we know about the health insurance leader — and the suspected gunman who killed him four days ago:
Katie Hawkinson7 December 2024 21:21
ICYMI: Police uncover suspected backpack of gunman who killed UnitedHealth CEO Brian ThompsonWhile searching a wooded area at the southern end of the park, police discovered a dark backpack nestled between two boulders, law enforcement officials told CNN. This was the second time police searched the park looking for it.
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Ariana Baio7 December 2024 21:00
What was the shooter’s motive?Police have not released an official motive for the shooting – but some have speculated the killing might be connected to Brian Thompson’s role in running one of the nation’s largest health insurance companies.
Officials described the killing as a “targeted attack”, and it was later revealed that the gunman left behind a cryptic message at the scene. The words “deny,” “depose” and “defend” were carved into the ammunition the shooter used.
The words are similar to the book Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claim and What You Can Do About It by Rutgers Law School Jay Feinman. The book’s blurb describes it as an “expose of insurance injustice and a plan for consumers and lawmakers to fight back.”
Katie Hawkinson7 December 2024 20:40
Watch: Surveillance footage shows UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect exiting subway station Surveillance footage shows UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter exiting subway stationKatie Hawkinson7 December 2024 20:20
ICYMI: Major break in search for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killer came from a flirty moment with hostel receptionistClear surveillance images released by the New York Police Department on Thursday showed the “person of interest wanted for questioning” unmasked in Wednesday’s killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as the manhunt enters its third day.
The images reportedly capture the moment the suspect was “flirting” with a female worker of the hostel in the city’s Upper West Side where he was staying, law enforcement officials told ABC News.
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Rhian Lubin7 December 2024 20:00
Full story: NYPD probes theory UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer could be ‘disgruntled employee or client’Investigators believe the person who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel earlier this week “could possibly be a disgruntled employee or a disgruntled client,” according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.
“This isn’t ‘Blue Bloods,’” Kenny said at a press conference on Friday, referring to a popular TV show starring Tom Selleck. “We’re not going to solve this in 60 minutes. We’re painstakingly going through every bit of evidence that we can come across.”
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Justin Rohrlich7 December 2024 19:40
‘I wanted to convey the rage’: Folk singer goes viral with song about Brian Thompson killing“I wanted to throw my two cents in and try and try and convey that rage,” artist Joe DeVito told The Independent’s Richard Hall.
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Katie Hawkinson7 December 2024 19:20
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Kelly Rissman7 December 2024 19:00
