UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside Hilton hotel in Midtown in targeted attack: cops
Brian Thompson, 50, was repeatedly shot by a masked gunman who had been lying in wait outside the Hilton hotel along Sixth Avenue, where the CEO was hosting an investors’ conference, said NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
“Many people passed the suspect, but he appeared to wait for his intended target,” she said.
The smoothly efficient execution of Thompson unfolded in full view of shocked witnesses in the heart of Manhattan, one of the most heavily trafficked places on the planet – just hours before and blocks away from thousands of sightseers who lined up to watch the Rockefeller Christmas tree’s lighting.
But the killer’s apparently measured actions – including an escape on an e-bike into Central Park, where surveillance camera coverage is spotty – could be undercut by him apparently dropping a key clue: a cell phone.
Investigators firmly believe a phone found in an alleyway near the Hilton belongs to the gunman, and obtained a search warrant to comb through its contents, sources told The Post.
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