Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was murdered outside a hotel in New York City on Wednesday morning.
Brian Thompson, was shot dead before an investor meeting on Wednesday, December 4. According to reports he was targeted just before 7am this morning near the New York Hilton Midtown on Sixth Avenue, reports the Mirror.
Mr Thompson arrived at the hotel early for a conference when an individual who was allegedly waiting for him shot at the CEO and then fled the scene on a bike. He was raced to the Mt Sinai Hospital in East Harlem in critical condition. The 50-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital, police confirmed to the New York Post. The publication reported that the investigation is ongoing and no one has been arrested yet.
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