Masked shooter targets healthcare boss in puzzling Manhattan attack
A top-level healthcare executive got shot near his companyʼs meeting in New York. Police found strange messages on bullet casings while tracking down a suspect who planned the attack carefully
In a well-planned hit on Dec 4th Brian Thompson‚ the 50-year old head of UnitedHealthcares insurance division got shot near a big-time company meeting in mid-town Manhattan (just steps away from the Hilton Hotel)
The shooter — wearing a ski-mask and riding an e-bike — picked his target carefully: security footage shows him waiting for Thompson to walk by‚ ignoring other people on the street. The masked person shot the healthcare boss from behind and disappeared into Central Park
Law-enforcement found some weird stuff at the crime scene: shell-casings had these words carved into them:
- deny
- defend
- depose
These words look like they came from a book about insurance companies not paying claims‚ but the books author didnt want to talk about it
The suspect came to NYC by bus from Atlanta around late-Nov‚ and police think he knew what he was doing — the shooting looked very pro-like. Detectives got some leads from the citys super-sized camera network: they found a water-bottle and phone the shooter left behind. NYPD is offering $10k for good tips that help catch him
The victim Thompson worked at UnitedHealth since early-2000s and became CEO of its insurance unit about 3 years ago. The company gives health insurance to millions of US citizens
