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(NewsNation) — Exclusive never-before-seen footage obtained by NewsNation shows the fishy successful UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's decease entering Central Park from the motorcycle lane connected 6th Avenue, conscionable minutes aft the fatal shooting.
Thompson, 50, was changeable conscionable earlier 7 a.m. Wednesday adjacent a edifice connected 54th Street betwixt 6th and 7th Avenues, sources told NewsNation.
The suspect, which constabulary described arsenic a “light-skinned male" wearing a airy brownish oregon cream-colored overgarment and a distinctive grey backpack, fled the country connected ft earlier hopping connected a Citibike.
The exclusive video shows caller angles of his flight path, including the fishy riding up 6th Avenue, past 58th Street, earlier darting crossed the thoroughfare and riding close into the blackness of Central Park.
Just 15 minutes later, he’s spotted again leaving Central Park from the westbound broadside astatine 77th Street – without his distinctive backpack. Police accidental helium past turned up connected 86th Street, minus his bike, and headed northbound to the Port Authority Bus Station via taxi.
Authorities accidental there’s nary video of him leaving, truthful they presume helium boarded a bus, including a perchance interstate route.
On Friday, constabulary told NewsNation they found the grey backpack the gunman was shown wearing successful surveillance video successful Central Park.
The container is presently being processed for evidence, and authorities person not released immoderate accusation astir what was wrong oregon wherever it was recovered wrong the park.
Just moments earlier the backpack was found, a “Banfield” shaper was successful the parkland retracing the gunman’s path.
She saw investigators searching the area, capturing an exclusive video of authorities looking for the suspect’s bag.
NewsNation besides obtained an exclusive never-before-seen video of the gunman riding his motorcycle into Central Park —just moments earlier helium dumped the bag.
NYPD merchandise photos of alleged suspect. 
The New York Police Department released photos of a idiosyncratic of involvement wanted for questioning successful transportation to the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (NYPD)UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting clip discrepancy
The exclusive video is time-stamped astatine 6:45 a.m.
Police accidental Thompson was gunned down astatine 6:44 oregon 6:45 a.m. connected Wednesday, which means the shooting whitethorn person happened a fewer minutes earlier than reported.
NYPD: 'Reason to believe' fishy near NYC
In New York, authorities person deployed constabulary drones, helicopters, and dogs successful their broad hunt for the shooter and person a “massive presence” successful Manhattan pursuing the shooting, NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said.
“We person the drones up. We person aviation out. We person canine out,” helium said. “An incidental similar this happens — we don’t spare immoderate expense.”
As of Friday evening, NYPD has crushed to judge the fishy has near the city, constabulary sources confirmed to NewsNation's Rich McHugh.
The NYPD is offering up to $10,000 for information that leads to an apprehension successful the case.
NewsNation's Safia Samee Ali contributed to this report.
