During a late morning press conference, the NYPD detailed the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as an apparent 'brazen targeted attack' outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. Thompson, 50, was shot and killed just after 6:45 a.m., with surveillance video showing the attacker, wearing a distinctive gray backpack and light brown jacket, approaching Thompson from behind and firing multiple shots.
During a late morning press conference the NYPD described the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as an apparent “ brazen targeted attack .”that 50-year-old Thompson was shot and killed outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan just after 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday.that officers arrived on scene at 6:48 a.m., after which Thompson was rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead at 7:12 a.m.
Kenny noted that surveillance video showed Thompson walking by himself from his hotel toward the Hilton at 6:40 a.m. The attacker, who was wearing a “distinctive gray backpack,” black face mask, light brown jacket, and black and white sneakers, “ numerous other pedestrians,” approached Thompson from behind and shot him in the back.
The attacker fired more than once–striking Thompson more than once–and was able to clear jams in the gun as he was firing. The attacker’s ability to clear jams in the gun leads Kenny to believe the attacker was “proficient in the use of firearms.” The attacker fled the scene on an E-City bike and was last seen “riding into Central Park at Central Drive.”Down Range with AWR Hawkins
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