UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot to death in Manhattan this week. This is the man the NYPD is looking for in the killing.
On Thursday, police released photos of a"person of interest" they wanted to speak with in connection with what authorities say was a targeted, premeditated shooting.
This is the first time the public has seen photos of anyone police wanted to talk with without a face mask since the shooting killed Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton on Sixth Avenue. The photos were believed to be taken outside a New York City hostel, sources familiar with the investigation tell News 4.
Dramatic surveillance video obtained by NBC New York and described by police appears to show Thompson walking down the sidewalk on 54th Street towards the hotel entrance when a gunman comes up behind him and shoots him in the back. Police said the shooter's gun jammed but he was able to clear it several times and shoot Thompson in the front before leaving the scene, first on foot and then on an e-bike.
“Brian was a highly respected colleague and friend to all who worked with him,” the insurer’s Minnetonka, Minnesota-based parent company, UnitedHealth Group Inc., said in a statement."We are working closely with the New York Police Department and ask for your patience and understanding during this difficult time.”
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