The 50-year-old was pronounced deceased later Wednesday morning. Police were still seeking the gunman.
A gunman shot the CEO of UnitedHealthcare outside a Midtown hotel this morning, NYPD officials have confirmed. Police are continuing to look for the shooter. The shooting happened at 6:46 a.m. outside the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel on 6th Avenue, police said.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot in the chest and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased, police said. Police said the shooter fled through an alley. NYPD officials said they’d received initial reports the gunman was wearing a cream colored jacket, but later told Gothamist he was in all black, with a black facemask and black-and-white sneakers.Thompson was named chief executive officer for UnitedHealthcare in April 2021. He first joined the company’s corporate development team in 2004, and has since worked in a variety of leadership roles, according to his bio on the insurer’s website. He previously led government programs for UnitedHealthcare, as well as its Medicare and retirement program. UnitedHealth Group — of which UnitedHealthcare is a division — was holding its annual Investor Conference Wednesday. The event was scheduled to start at 8 a.m.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said on X Wednesday, “This is horrifying news and a terrible loss for the business and health care community in Minnesota. Minnesota is sending our prayers to Brian’s family and the UnitedHealthcare team.” UnitedHealth Group is the largest health insurance firm in the country and the health care giant has grown to control a growing share of the health care industry overall, now also holding the title of the largest employer of physicians. The U.S. Department of Justice took action last month to rein in UnitedHealth Group’s dominance, filing a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the company from acquiring rival home health care and hospice agencies in what would be a $3.3 billion deal. There have been no fatal shootings in the 18th precinct, which covers the western portion of midtown below Central Park, so far this year, according to NYPD data compiled by Gothamist.Brittany Kriegstein covers all breaking news around New York City, with a focus on crime and gun violence. Got a tip? Email Brittany atAfter about two decades in New Jersey-focused commercial print, digital and digital-but-radio-adjacent news, Lou stumbled into member-supported news in early 2021, as the editor and CEO of Montclair Local. There, he expanded enterprise, brought more sophistication to digital storytelling and moved the nonprofit newsroom closer to long-term financial sustainability. He helped lead the Local to its fourth consecutive General Excellence award from the New Jersey Press Association — the NJPA's highest honor with judges noting the paper's work to strip away layers of government opacity, to hold power to account, to make news accessible for more members of the community, to share the stories and concerns of more facets of the community and to tell compelling stories across multiple media. He's excited to continue the same ethic — news as a public service — at NYPR as the New Jersey and suburbs editor, drawing on the extraordinary talents of reporters including Karen Yi and Nancy Solomon. Lou lives in Philly with his partner and their two cats, about whom and about which he speaks incessantly.Early Addition: Drone light show will replace Prospect Park's fireworks because of the drought Because we can't afford to burn more trees, here are your early links: Broker fee bill won't be vetoed, dogs love Lamb Chop toys, snoozer gang and more.Grand Central Madison named 'World’s Most Beautiful Passenger Station' interiorGothamist is a website about New York City news, arts, events and food, brought to you by New York Public Radio.
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