An unidentified gunman approached UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. From behind Wednesday morning and opened fire outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel in Manhattan, then disappeared on the streets of the Big Apple, sparking a massive manhunt.
Authorities have not revealed a motive. But after the bullets were shelled at the scene, the words “reject,” “discharge” and “protect” were found written on it. This may be a reference to this book.delay, deny, protect: Why don’t insurance companies pay compensation? And what can you do about it?” – There is speculation that the killing may have been sparked by dissatisfaction over rejected claims.
Thompson was separated from his wife, Pauline, at the time of his death. And the Minnesota-based company’s parent company laid off employees in several states in September. According to the identification of The Star-Tribune–
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This 2017 file photo of Brian Thompson was published via Businesswire when he was CEO of UnitedHealthcare Unit in 2017 (Business Wire)
As the police track down the suspected assassin and hunt for the killer. The following is the sequence of events that occurred.
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Screenshots from surveillance video released by the NYPD reveal a person of interest wanted in connection with the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. who was killed in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, December 1, 4 November 2024 (NYPD Crime Suppression Division)
In the days before the attack Police sources told Fox News that the gunman took a Greyhound bus from Atlanta, Georgia, to New York City.
He checked into a hostel near Central Park before the incident. Using a fake ID and paying in cash
Surveillance camera captures person of interest in murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Gideon Platt/Stage Star Daily)
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Around 6:14 a.m.: Before the attack, the NYPD recovered surveillance video from a coffee shop in Midtown that showed the suspect wearing a mask. And surveillance video from outside Stage Star Deli near the corner of 55th Street and Sixth Avenue shows him walking past several times in the minutes that followed.
NYPD releases still images of CEO assassination UnitedHealthcare in a Starbucks near the scene shortly before the incident occurred. (NYPD)
Around 6.40 a.m.: Surveillance video outside the hotel captured the ambush.
The footage shows a masked man waiting outside the venue, stepping behind Thompson. who was approaching from another hotel across the street and shot him from behind It enters the leg through the back and through the chest.
The police arrived in less than three minutes. But the suspect has since fled. Thompson, a Minnesota native, was in New York to attend a work-related conference. unconscious and unresponsive, according to the NYPD, he was rushed to the hospital where he died.
Surveillance footage released by the NYPD shows the suspect in the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, on Wednesday, Dec. 1, Nov. 4, 2024. (NYPD Crime Stoppers)
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The camera shows the killer’s path leading away from the crime scene. He dropped the phone in an alley between 54th and 55th streets, where officials are examining fingerprints and other clues. He turned up onto Avenue of the Americas, got on his bike and headed north toward Central Park when he came out of the park. He was not wearing the backpack seen in the previous surveillance video.
Around 7 a.m.: The video shows a man who appears to match the gunman’s description riding a bicycle on the Upper West Side. It was more than 30 blocks from the scene and on the other side of Central Park. He was no longer wearing the backpack captured on earlier surveillance video.
Police were searching the park for evidence Friday morning.
The NYPD is offering a $10,000 reward in the case. The public is asked to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). You can also submit a tip. through their website– All calls will be kept secret.
Fox News’ Alexis McAdams, Julia Bonavita and Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
