An NYC hostel is now the focal point of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder investigation, as police search for a person of interest.
NEW YORK -- A New York City hostel is now the focal point of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder investigation. That's where the NYPD obtained photos of a person of interest, who let his guard -- and his mask -- down as he talked to a woman working at the front desk. A high-ranking sources tell CBS News New York police interviewed the woman, and she told officers she asked to 'see his pretty smile.
The NYPD is now running forensic tests on a discarded coffee cup. Then around 6:30 a.m., surveillance video obtained by The New York Times shows the suspect talking on a cellphone while walking toward the hotel.Sixteen minutes later, Thompson was killed.'Delay' and 'deny' written on bulletsNYPD sources say the gunman used a B&T STATION SIX gun equipped with a silencer. 'In all of my years of law enforcement, I have never seen a silencer before.
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