Posted on 12/04/2024 10:21:19 AM PST by Morgana
Shocking surveillance footage obtained by DailyMail.com reveals the moment UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead outside Manhattan's Hilton Hotel.
Thompson, 50, was seen leaving the hotel at 6:45am on Wednesday, when a masked assailant draws out a gun with a silencer and shoots him in the back.
After Thompson, the head of America's largest health insurance company, stumbled away from the attacker, the gunman follows him and continues firing into the CEO as he hit the ground.
The gunman fled the scene and escaped into Central Park on a bike, with the NYPD releasing chilling images of the assassin to aid the search, along with a $10,000 reward.
Witnesses said the suspected gunman was seen waiting for some time outside the hotel before the shooting, and knew which door Thompson was going to emerge from before opening fire.
Several people were seen in the footage standing nearby when Thompson was hit, with one woman sprinting down the street after being just feet away from the tragedy.
Thompson was named UnitedHealthcare CEO in 2021 and earned a reported $10 million a year, and for several years prior he ran the Medicare business within UnitedHealthcare.
He was slated to speak at an investor meeting at the Hilton Hotel soon after the shooting. According to a release from United Healthcare on Tuesday, he would announce the company's hugely profitable 2025 financial outlook, including expected revenues upwards of $450 billion.
The suspect is at large, and is described as a white male wearing a cream-colored jacket, black face mask, black and white sneakers, and a grey backpack.
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Can anyone identify the murder weapon? It looks like he has to work the mechanism after each round is fired.
It may have been sub-sonic ammo and wasn’t cycling the action, however, I would have expected a pro to have practiced with the ammo first.
He knew the slide wouldn’t cycle from the beginning. He was prepared to manually recycle the slide after each shot. Knew his subsonic ammo and silencer would cause the gun to work this way. Pro job.
“Subsonic ammo probably wouldn’t have enough penetrating power for a sure kill.”
.45 ammunition is subsonic and it kills quite efficiently.
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Not a pro...
Agree. This was personal.
A Station Six works this way. You have to manually cycle the action after each shot.
https://youtu.be/wOexPK63jx0?si=ZrBfDQflipX-JzZi
His Wife said he received threats. She didn’t seem to concerned. Where was his Security Detail?
Doesn’t pass the “smell Test”.
Interesting
Wouldn’t a pro have used a revolver so as to avoid the cycle failure and not leave casings as evidence? And not impatiently shot right in front of a witness, and in camera view?
I’m guessing this was someone who lost a family member. He didn’t want the paper trail of buying a new revolver, so he took the time to practice with subsonic ammo in an already available semi-auto weapon, and learned how to tap-rack the next round.
As for his calm demeanor, he might have puked his guts out just two minutes later when the adrenaline wore off and the shock set in.
Law enforcement and military personnel strongly disagree.
He was masked. He knew there were cameras so he didn’t care about witnesses. When Gotti executed Paul Castellano it on the street in front of dozens of witnesses. Six shooters, no masks and they were never identified until Sammy the Bull ratted them out. He wanted a semi auto because he wanted it silenced.
Like I said, it was undoubtedly a professional hit. {;^)
Thanks...
That’s the thing. Semi-auto would eject the brass. I would think a ‘pro’ might use a silenced revolver for a job like that. More reliable; no brass left behind.
My money is on a hit from the spouse
Old TV shows use the revolver and silencer a lot.
Fired once... hesitated... then racked the slide.
If he tried to double-tap, this would explain the hesitation before racking the slide and tapping...
I’ve fired low-power ammo before with a manual cycling of the action... I also practice dry-fire at home with snap caps.
Just my opinion...
They do have revolvers that can be surpressed... but the majority cannot because of the cylinder gap.
That rare of a firearm would be more trackable than a semi-auto that would be harder to trace and/or was expendable.
looks like the silencer caused the weapon to not fully cycle. It looked like the gunman had to do it himself a couple times.
Interesting. I think I understand what you’re saying.
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