Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed by an assailant in midtown Manhattan in what police called a 'brazen targeted attack.' Officials said the the suspect shot Thompson in the back and leg, then fled on foot and on an electric bike into Central Park.
Shell casings found at the scene had the words "deny," "defend" and "depose" written on them, a senior New York City law enforcement official briefed on the investigation confirmed to NBC News.
Thompson didn't travel with any personal security detail despite known threats against him, officials said. He was staying at another nearby hotel before heading solo to the Hilton, on his way to speak at UnitedHealth Group’s investor conference, when he was confronted by his killer.A masked gunman fatally shot UnitedHealthcare chief Brian Thompson, 50, in a “premeditated, preplanned targeted attack” outside the New York Hilton Midtown on Sixth Avenue in the heart of Manhattan, police said.
Thompson was staying at another nearby hotel before heading solo to the Hilton, on his way to speak at UnitedHealth Group’s investor conference, when he was confronted by his killer. “Speaking to other employees that traveled with him to New York, it doesn’t seem like he had a security detail,”told reporters. “He left the hotel by himself, was walking, didn’t seem like he had any issues at at all.”As the manhunt continues for the shooter who gunned down Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in Manhattan on Wednesday morning, police are revealing shell casings left at the scene were inscribed with the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose.
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