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(NewsNation) — The idiosyncratic who killed the caput of 1 of America's biggest security companies near down ammunition casings and a discarded compartment telephone astatine the country that are present being tested, the New York Police Department said.
The words "deny," "depose" and "defend" were written connected the ammunition casings, constabulary sources said.
Police are calling United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson's decease extracurricular a Hilton successful Midtown portion walking to the company's yearly capitalist league "brazen" and "targeted." According to instrumentality enforcement, the slayer changeable Thompson successful the backmost and limb earlier fleeing connected a motorcycle and disappearing into Central Park. At 1 point, the shooter's weapon jammed, but they were capable to wide it and occurrence again earlier taking off.
This was a premeditated attack, constabulary said.
NBC News reports Thompson's woman said helium was threatened successful the past, alluding to imaginable issues with wellness security coverage.
Surveillance photos released by constabulary amusement the suspect astatine a Starbucks conscionable minutes earlier the shooting.
He whitethorn person near a h2o vessel and candy barroom wrapper there, constabulary said. Forensic tests are being tally connected both.
Who was Brian Thompson?
Thompson, 50, was named CEO of UnitedHealthcare successful 2021 and oversaw its security division. In 2023, helium helped the institution bring successful $281 cardinal successful revenue. Between his basal pay, bonuses and banal option, Thompson is said to person made implicit $10 cardinal past year.
Family members said successful a connection that Thompson was a loving begetter to 2 boys and a talented antheral who lived beingness to the fullest.
Earlier this year, Thompson was sued by the Hollywood Firefighters' Pension Fund for insider trading and fraud. Executives astatine United Healthcare were being investigated by the Department of Justice implicit allegedly moving a monopoly and unfairly blocking retired competitors.
