Authorities investigating the shooting incident of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson is taking a “deep dive” into his personal life. as well as his family and friends, the retired NYPD officer told Fox News Digital Friday.
“In this case, I think that’s what the police are really looking at. What investigators are really looking at is the victim, because the overwhelming majority of murders are committed by someone the victim knows,” said Ralph Cilento, a retired detective lieutenant with the NYPD and assistant professor of police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice explains
“I think it’s a very high percentage, like almost 90%. So in addition to analyzing the crime scene, What happens in forensics Something that holds bullet casings and live ammunition. And things like that (are) in every murder. It’s not just this one – there’s a deeper dive into the victims.”
He said even though the victim didn’t know the suspect, But they probably know each other. “By proxy if someone sends a criminal to kill someone.”
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Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare was shot dead in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning. (Businesswire | NYPD Crimestoppers)
“In general, How do you investigate a murder? Best of all, you start with the bait and create concentric circles from it. And usually the perpetrator is in there somewhere, not always, but usually,” he explains.
Cilento also noted that the shooting occurred on the morning of the Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center.
Thompson was killed early Wednesday morning in front of the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.
“Right now it’s before the tree fires. But how the NYPD works is any detail. Whatever started last night,” he said, “was very brazen. We can conclude that there are many more police officers on the road.
“We don’t know if the man walked past police wearing body cameras, so all of that footage has to go through. It was a huge assignment. It’s painstaking and tedious. It’s a huge workload to compile all that video.”
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A separate photo of United Healthcare’s corporate headquarters and CEO Brian Thompson, who was murdered on Wednesday. (Getty Images I AP)
Cilento also noted that An investigative team was at Thompson’s home. near minneapolis
“Remember, in order to get clues about the murder. You need to investigate the victim first,” he said. “And then you go in circles from there. His emails, communicating with his wife, with his family members, communicating with current and former employees. Was he threatened in any way? He just rejected a customer. Health care company coverage for certain things All these avenues need to be explored.
He added that while he was not surprised the suspect was able to get away in the “short term, his days are up.”
He said investigators are using “Too many resources” were spent on the investigation for him not to be caught soon, and it was impossible not to leave an electronic footprint. This is despite the suspect attempting to check into a Manhattan hostel before the incident with a fake ID and paying with cash.
A screenshot from surveillance footage released by the NYPD shows the suspect in the shooting, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (NYPD Crime Suppression Division)
Cilento called the suspect using a fake ID. and paying by cash is only “Accelerating” the investigation
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“They’re chasing every lead,” Cilento said. “There’s a team in Minneapolis. There is a team dedicated to video recovery. This is a tedious and daunting task. And it’s not just video recovery.
“Thousands and thousands of hours of video must have been viewed together. And there’s a detective somewhere searching for video to see this guy. There are other detectives. was searching for the NYPD’s body camera on the occasion of his exposure and walking past a police officer who The body camera was activated. And the only way to do it is to do that. And that’s a tedious and detailed job to see. That.”
