NY - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in Midtown. #6

[sds71]

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) – The CEO of UnitedHealthcare was killed in a Midtown shooting Wednesday morning, sources told PIX11 News.

Brian Thompson, 50, was shot just before 7 a.m. near a hotel on 54th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues, sources said. Video posted to Citizen showed police tape on the Midtown street as police arrived at the scene.

He was rushed to an area hospital and later died. Thompson was in New York City for an investors meeting at a Hilton hotel, according to sources.


The shooting is being investigated as a possibly targeted hit, sources said.

https://pix11.com/news/crime/man-critically-injured-in-midtown-shooting-nypd/

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[Sillybilly]

Please continue here, and remember:

No link, no post
No snark or bickering
No throwing insults, eggs or tomatoes
No rumors
No victim blaming
No sleuthing family or non POIs (i.e. 'innocents') on the public thread
No discussing removed posts or moderation

 

[annpats]

NYPD have offered a $10,000 reward and the FBI have offered a $50,000 reward.

Why do you think United Healthcare haven't offered any money as a reward, despite being a multi-billion dollar company?

 

[vls12345]

5 days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's death, what has been found?

Here's where the investigation into the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson sits five days after his death.

www.11alive.com

 

[x_files]

NYPD have offered a $10,000 reward and the FBI have offered a $50,000 reward.

Why do you think United Healthcare haven't offered any money as a reward, despite being a multi-billion dollar company?

I'm curious as well. Isn't common to offer something?

 

[K.jill]

There is a media thread. I would like to suggest if you have an MSN article or something we might want to look back on and reference that you post it there as well. This can be very helpful for everyone.

NY - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in Midtown. ****Media Thread, No discussion*****

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ny-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-fatally-shot-in-midtown.730748/

www.websleuths.com

 

[KaylynnCouture]

I'm curious as well. Isn't common to offer something?

I would think so. I'm not sure what to make of UHC not offering anything.

 

[vls12345]

Are the US Marshals involved yet? If not, how soon would they typically join an investigation such as this?

 

[sleuth25]

I am very confident that the starbucks cup / trash that he discarded near the shooting is NOT his.

The killer demonstrated diligence and care to conceal his identity in the 10 days leading up to the shooting.

Ask yourself: Why would he grab a coffee/water just around the block from the shooting, and proceed to discard it even closer to his intended victim?

Because he KNEW that CCTV cameras would capture this and he is toying with the police, just like leaving the monopoly money in the bag.

By now, the cops likely have footage that show him picking up someone else's old coffee cup that morning wearing gloves, and pretending that it's his with his saliva/dna on it..

 

[kuromiiiilove]

NYPD have offered a $10,000 reward and the FBI have offered a $50,000 reward.

Why do you think United Healthcare haven't offered any money as a reward, despite being a multi-billion dollar company?

Could they have been told that it could set a precedent of possibly blackmailing/kidnapping CEOs or high ranking executives?

 

[x_files]

I would think so. I'm not sure what to make of UHC not offering anything.

Not sure what is considered normal, but offering nothing sounds cold-hearted.
Usually the workplace and/or family offers something?

 

[MassGuy]

I am very confident that the starbucks cup / trash that he discarded near the shooting is NOT his.

The killer demonstrated diligence and care to conceal his identity in the 10 days leading up to the shooting.

Ask yourself: Why would he grab a coffee/water just around the block from the shooting, and proceed to discard it even closer to his intended victim?

Because he KNEW that CCTV cameras would capture this and he is toying with the police, just like leaving the monopoly money in the bag.

By now, the cops likely have footage that show him picking up someone else's old coffee cup that morning wearing gloves, and pretending that it's his with his saliva/dna on it..

Even if it isn't, there's still the water bottle, the phone, his room is likely to be a goldmine, and that abandoned backpack that we know he was using. Some reports even say that they found DNA on the rounds themselves.

I have no doubt they have his DNA.

 

[branmuffin]

People keep talking about this weapon being a device to euthanize animals but I've also heard talk of other types of weapons. But nothing verifying the claim it truly is a device used by vets. I always like to read comments in the news articles that generate a lot of responses and I really like this response from a person who is very familiar with weapons. From a NYPost article dated December 7, 2024

There are two components to suppressing a firearm. The first is to use "quieter" ammunition which is that below about 1000 fps (varies depending on altitude, humidity, etc.) and the second is to "muffle" the burning gas, like with a suppressor.

The suppressor doesn't (typically) slow down a bullet, so if it is super-sonic, it'll still make the "crack" sound. If you use sub-sonic ammunition, you still have the explosive "pop" of gasses as the bullet leaves the barrel.
For a "silenced" firearm, you need sub-sonic ammunition and a suppressor to muffle it.

And sub-sonic ammunition (like 9mm) uses less powder so the bullet flies slower, but this also means reduced power to cycle the action (fling the slide back) so you either "stovepipe" it requiring clearing, or just won't feed the next round. Either way, you cycle the gun to clear and chamber the next round

 

[KaylynnCouture]

Even if it isn't, there's still the water bottle, the phone, his room is likely to be a goldmine, and that abandoned backpack that we know he was using. Some reports even say that they found DNA on the rounds themselves.

I have no doubt they have his DNA.

Agreed. He may have been extra careful on everything else, but the DNA will be impossible to escape. It's everywhere at this point.

 

[sas0807]

5 days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's death, what has been found?

Here's where the investigation into the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson sits five days after his death.

www.11alive.com

Do we think it's a good or bad sign that the NYPD declined to comment today?

 

[mrtnira]

Yeah, I'm more surprised the family hasn't offered anything

It is still early -- five days isn't really much time in a complex investigation like this. Both the corporation and the family may yet add money to the reward. Right now, they may be expecting an arrest sooner than it will actually happen, and should it be delayed then they may up the reward.

 

[sleuth25]

Even if it isn't, there's still the water bottle, the phone, his room is likely to be a goldmine, and that abandoned backpack that we know he was using. Some reports even say that they found DNA on the rounds themselves.

I have no doubt they have his DNA.

I'm not suggesting he committed the perfect crime, but he is almost smarter than you're giving him credit for.

How do you know he drank from that bottle, and that it's his?
Similarly, why do you think he used that particular phone (he could have had two and kept the one that touched his face)

I'm very confident he took precautions to avoid leaving DNA behind him. And he is playing with the police.

 

[eddie_van]

the DNA doesn't do them much good if he's not in any criminal database. i guess they can use it eventually to do family tree analysis. that would help if he has a close relative who happened to do 23 and me, etc.

 

[UpdatingHistory]

Do we think it's a good or bad sign that the NYPD declined to comment today?

Bad sign. On CNN a reporter (live, not pretaped) just said as much. Said NYPD is "expected" to give an update early this week. That didn't sound too good. Also said the "only" things found in the backpack were the Monopoly $ & jacket, which I think is different from earlier reporting where it hadn't been confirmed whether there was anything else aside from those 2.

 

[KaylynnCouture]

Do we think it's a good or bad sign that the NYPD declined to comment today?

I think they're frustrated, and they're annoyed by the behavior of their mayor yesterday. At this point, where the FBI is involved, I'd expect the updates to come from them vs the NYPD.