NY - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in Midtown.

[caradana]

Absolutely wild. Curious to see what unfolds.

 

[Inthedetails]

Could be an ex employee as well.

Could be personal - I'm thinking of the CEO who was killed in San Francisco. Too soon to tell, really.

jmo

 

[CrimeSlog]

Could be an ex employee as well.

I thought of that but just can’t wrap my head around that this soon … hitting so close to home and can’t imagine

 

[BrownRice]

<modsnip: Not victim friendly> is a disgruntled family member of patient who was denied service. Example dying child and UHC denied experimental treatment that could have saved their life.

 

[MesquiteO21]

One day this will be a perfect case for ID’s “See No Evil,” show.

Surveillance cameras are going to solve this one. I’m sure we’ll start seeing images soon.

this article has 2 surveillance photos

Exclusive | UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside Hilton hotel in Midtown in targeted attack: cops

The CEO of UnitedHealth was fatally shot in the chest Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown in what police say was a targeted attack.

nypost.com

 

[Sunshynn]

<modsnip> is a disgruntled family member of patient who was denied service. Example dying child and UHC denied experimental treatment that could have saved their life.

That was my thought but it seems to be somebody really brazen out in the open in Midtown like that and one would have to assume buildings would have surveillance cameras.

 

[Tealgrove]

United Healthcare is a massive company.

It’s either related to the company somehow or personal.

Is he married? Divorced?

 

[Tealgrove]

That was my thought but it seems to be somebody really brazen out in the open in Midtown like that and one would have to assume buildings would have surveillance cameras.

Or just plain stupid.

It’s shocking how idiotic some criminals can be.

 

[Inthedetails]

I'd like to know how the CEO got to that location - was he dropped off in a car or taxi? Did he walk from where he was staying? Was he staying at the Hilton but stepped outside in the morning, or did someone notify him to step outside?

The shooter knew he would be on the sidewalk this morning.

jmo

Edited to clarify I meant the CEO

 

[Tealgrove]

If this is a person with a grudge against the company with respect to denied healthcare/insurance or an investor issue, his family and friends might be on the phone to LE right now.

He’s probably been ranting and ruminating over injustices for some time and finally took matters into his own hands.

MOO

 

[PrairieWind]

<modsnip: Not victim friendly> is a disgruntled family member of patient who was denied service. Example dying child and UHC denied experimental treatment that could have saved their life.

Appears to have been very happily married to college sweetheart from Iowa, two sons. Wife says they had been receiving threats lately.

Family of UnitedHealthcare CEO who was shot dead outside NYC hotel

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is survived by his wife Paulette 'Pauley' Thompson, 51, and their two children.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[bestill]

Thinking about biking in the city. Seems one would have to be familiar with the NYC to do that. Options would be it's a personal bike or it could be Citi Bike: NYC’s Most Popular Bike Rental Program | Citi Bike NYC. The photo is too fuzzy to tell if it's a citibike. If it's a personal bike I'm thinking it's been dumped somewhere. All jmo

Presser is going to be interesting!

 

[acutename]

I think it’s going to be something along those lines. This person may have been angry with the company, and targeted the head of of the company in order to settle a grudge.

Someone close to him would have probably just hit him in his home state, where it would be much less risky. This person may have known he’d be there thanks to press releases.

It would still probably require advanced surveillance though, and I don’t know how he’d know that this guy would be outside his hotel at this particular time.

even recognizing him would be a task IMO. Some one would have to be pretty obsessive to research the CEO and start following his travels- wonder if he received any threats. (see above article says yes)

 

[Tealgrove]

even recognizing him would be a task IMO. Some one would have to be pretty obsessive to research the CEO and start following his travels- wonder if he received any threats.

According to his wife in link upthread, he had been receiving threats.

 

[MesquiteO21]

That was my thought but it seems to be somebody really brazen out in the open in Midtown like that and one would have to assume buildings would have surveillance cameras.

this article claims there was a silencer on the gun...but still yeah, with cameras everywhere it really was brazen

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20241204264/unitedhealthcare-executive-brian-thompson-shot-and-killed-in-new-york-city-according-to-reports

 

[Sunshynn]

The Post article states that witnesses had seen the suspect had been spotted 'milling around' the area of the shooting but it doesn't specify if it was just this morning or in the days leading up to the shooting. I wonder if the suspect had been practicing the shooting and finding the best place at the crime scene in the days leading up.

IMO, the suspect knew that Brian Thompson was going to be at this hotel at or around this time and that it's not exactly personal but has to do, somehow, with his position.

 

[Inthedetails]

even recognizing him would be a task IMO. Some one would have to be pretty obsessive to research the CEO and start following his travels- wonder if he received any threats. (see above article says yes)

I agree. He's not exactly a household name or face.

jmo

 

[MassGuy]

Presser Notes:

Appears to be a brazen targeted attack. Does not appear to be random act of violence.

Suspect laying in wait for several minutes. As victim was walking to conference hotel suspect approached from behind striking suspect in back and calf. Appeared to wait for intended target. Fled on foot then on e-bike. Last seen in Central Park.

Repeating: Premeditated, preplanned, targeted attack.

6:46 call came in for person shot at Hilton hotel

6:48 officers arrive and find victim with gunshot wounds to back and leg.

pronounced 7:12.

Shooter arrived 5 minutes prior to victim's arrival. Stands along building line as pedestrians pass by.

Shooter appears to be light skinned male. Very distinctive gray backpack.

Shooter hits victim in back, approaches victim and continues to shoot. Gun jams. Clears jam and fires again.

6:48 Rides bike into Central Park.

3 live rounds at scene. 3 discharged

Reporter question about a cell phone being found in the alley this guy fled. Law enforcement is currently going through that phone.

Shooter proficient in firearms. Cleared jam quickly.

Thompson arrived in NY on Monday.

 

[Elley Mae]

The law enforcement source, who is not authorized to speak to the press, told BI the shooting was captured on surveillance footage. It shows a hooded gunman dressed in black with a gray backpack opening fire on Thompson from behind from about a 20-foot distance as the CEO walked in the direction of the hotel.

The suspect fired multiple shots from a gun equipped with a silencer as the shooter got closer to Thompson before running off, the source told BI.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside NYC hotel

Brian Thompson was fatally shot by a hooded gunman as he was walking in the direction of Manhattan's New York Hilton Hotel, a source told BI.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[acutename]

@NYPDnews
releases images of suspect in homicide of
@UHC
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

https://twitter.com/x/status/1864336806134624295

these are not good pictures of the suspect- did he(?) even know where he security cameras were so that he(?) was not facing them?