UnitedHealth Group (UNH) stock is trending lower on Thursday, a day after news shocked that nation when the CEO of its largest insurance unit was assassinated outside an investor event in Manhattan on Wednesday.
The assassin of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson remains on the loose. Police have discovered written words on the shell casings of ammunition at the scene. Social media shows a large segment of the public with disdain for UnitedHealth. UNH stock sank below $586, down more than 4%,on Thursday after gaining on Wednesday.
Footage of the shooter standing in a Starbucks before the shooting took place might allow the police to indentify the shooter using facial recognition technology. The perpetrator is believed to be a white male. The investigation took on a political ring once news outlets began reporting on Thursday that several of the bullet casings found on the ground near the ambush were emblazoned with words.
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