NY - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in Midtown. #2

[clearskies1]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the shooter went to Starbucks unmasked, left a water bottle, and took a Citi bike. He's either the stupidest shooter on the planet or gives zero f*s.

Citibike was debunked. Used an e-bike apparently but not a citibike.

 

[asmi106082]

Wait are you arguing that he used an actual vintage/antique firearm as opposed to the modern version of that same type reported in the news?

Yes. That’s what I’m trying to argue here. The gun he used is modeled after the vintage weapon but it is not, itself, from that era. It’s a modern weapon.

 

[ElizaKate]

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The NYPD had recovered the burner phone belonging to the gunman after he fled the crime scene and disappeared into Central Park Wednesday morning, minutes after killing the executive. UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting live updates: Manhunt on for Brian Thompson’s killer

If the burner phone does belong to the suspect then that's the answer in terms of him working with someone else. Don't need a burner phone to communicate with yourself.

LE haven't released the location of where he made that phone call (unlike all other pieces of CCTV footage). <modsnip - sleuthing a random person>

 

[CrimeDawg123]

Does to me, too. And the hand position looks feminine.

It's just that one picture. He has facial hair and bushy eyebrows - this is clearly a man.

 

[getthefax]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the shooter went to Starbucks unmasked, left a water bottle, and took a Citi bike. He's either the stupidest shooter on the planet or gives zero f*s.

Not quite— he was masked at Starbucks and left on his own e-bike. The bike info has been corrected by LE, and the unmasked picture was from elsewhere.

 

[Columbo Was The Best]

Perhaps this has already been mentioned here [I am just now returning back to the thread], there is a book titled Delay Deny Defend by Jay M. Feinman which is about how insurers’ won’t pay claims.

There's a connection, imo
No connection to the book author, though.

Yes, you're right. The Guardian newspaper has included this on one of its articles about the case.Police release new photo of suspect sought in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

 

[otto]

Are we allowed to layout theories?

The dude looks Canadian. International travelers squat at hostels and Canada is not far for a train ride.

The backpack is huge, he had to come from afar.

Perhaps DNA is being shared with interpol.

He certainly smiles like a friendly Canadian, but, knowing what he did, he seems to have more of an Israel Keyes vibe.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nyc-thompson-killing-folo-1.7402064

 

[CrimeDawg123]

Not quite— he was masked at Starbucks and left on his own e-bike. The bike info has been corrected by LE, and the unmasked picture was from elsewhere.

Interesting it was a personal bike yet he was staying at a hostel?

ETA - I guess he could have taken his bike on a train to get into the city and stay at the hostel.

 

[Deleted member 349831]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the shooter went to Starbucks unmasked, left a water bottle, and took a Citi bike.

He was unmasked at his hostel and masked at Starbucks.

 

[Elliot_Alderson]

Interesting it was a personal bike yet he was staying at a hostel?

There was reporting earlier that he was on camera carrying an e-bike battery.

 

[getthefax]

wait so if the gun is designed to fire a nearly silent shot on its own, why would he need to use a suppressor?

The suppressor was built in to the weapon.

 

[DizzyB]

<modsnip - comparing appearance to a famous person> If Madison Square Garden is capable of using facial recognition software to keep attorneys out of the venue, I wonder just how much NYPD knows about this guy.

 

[MassGuy]

<modsnip - comparing appearance to a famous person> If Madison Square Garden is capable of using facial recognition software to keep attorneys out of the venue, I wonder just how much NYPD knows about this guy.

I guess the quality isn't good enough to do that, unfortunately.

 

[Elley Mae]

Yes. That’s what I’m trying to argue here. The gun he used is modeled after the vintage weapon but it is not, itself, from that era. It’s a modern weapon.

I posted this at 8:43 this am post 830.

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[Kapua]

He looks like a women? Maybe a ex girlfriend mad at him.

He doesn't look at all like a woman in this pic. Check out the hands and the slight shadow above his upper lip. Man. 100%

 

[Carovb5]

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s suspected shooter used fake NJ ID to check into hostel: sources

The suspected gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had checked into an Upper West Side hostel using a fake New Jersey ID, law enforcement sources told The Post.

nypost.com

If they say “found the ID”, does that mean the ID card or just the name?

 

[bossman]

I posted this at 8:43 this am post 830.

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Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Welrod (Assassin's Pistol) Bolt-Action Silenced Pistol including pictures.

www.militaryfactory.com

..

This is the new version

STATION SIX 9 | B&T USA

The B&T Station SIX-9 is a modern 9mm covert pistol, blending classic design with advanced engineering for discreet and reliable performance.

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im thinking much bigger i mean look at this

 

[orchidaceaes]

Update from William Rashbaum

www.nytimes.com

"Investigators are examining the possibility that a cell phone left near the scene of the shooting did belong to the gunman and was not a decoy or a so-called burner phone, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation. The police have not yet gained access to the device."

 

[jimg77]

im thinking much bigger i mean look at this View attachment 549406

Gun spec shows 5 rounds per minute, very slow.

 

[asmi106082]

I posted this at 8:43 this am post 830.

Welrod (Assassin's Pistol) Bolt-Action Silenced Pistol

Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Welrod (Assassin's Pistol) Bolt-Action Silenced Pistol including pictures.

www.militaryfactory.com

..

This is the new version

STATION SIX 9 | B&T USA

The B&T Station SIX-9 is a modern 9mm covert pistol, blending classic design with advanced engineering for discreet and reliable performance.

bt-usa.com

Thank you! He had the new version. The articles discuss the gun store he bought it from and everything.