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BREAKING NEWS Assassin's three chilling words on bullets left behind after shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO in brazen Manhattan attack
Daily Mail UK ^ | December 5, 2024 | Joe Hutchison

Posted on 12/04/2024 9:40:18 PM PST by Morgana

Detectives investigating the murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson reportedly found shell casings with the words 'deny', 'defend' and 'depose' inscribed on them.

Police sources told ABC News that casings were found at the scene with the cryptic messages left on them.

Detectives are now working to determine what the words mean and if they could possibly hint at a motive for the slaying of the 50-year-old.

Officers are still searching for the unknown assailant who gunned down Thompson outside of the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday morning.

Authorities say he fled the scene on foot before then making a getaway on an electric bike into nearby Central Park.

Surveillance footage of the shooting shows Thompson walking alone outside of the entrance to the midtown hotel when the gunman steps into frame and opens fire.

The masked killer draws out a large gun fitted with a silencer and shots him in the back, sending the CEO stumbling down the street.

Several bystanders were seen in the footage witnessing the horror shooting, with one woman standing mere feet away from the gunman when he opened fire.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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To: Morgana

“Too bad this is New York and not Texas.”

You reap what you sow.


101 posted on 12/05/2024 7:09:31 AM PST by alternatives?
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To: Equine1952

“Hell a chimpanzee at 10 or 15 feet would do it for a banana. IMO”

I dunno, I’ve seen a video of a chimp with an AK, and he wasn’t very precise at all.


102 posted on 12/05/2024 7:15:15 AM PST by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too. 😁 " - Robert Conquest )
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To: gundog

“Seems kinda sloppy.”

Choices:

Really Stupid
Really Crazy
Really Doesn’t Care


103 posted on 12/05/2024 7:19:51 AM PST by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too. 😁 " - Robert Conquest )
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To: The Louiswu

“What makes this murder so special, why all the fuss?”

It is a large health insurer’s CEO.

The shooter was white.

There was a silencer.

It wasn’t random.

It wasn’t a run of the mill drug deal.


104 posted on 12/05/2024 7:20:22 AM PST by alternatives?
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To: alternatives?
A question remains. Was the shooter a patsy?

I think we will find out soon enough. Obviously, the assassin had some inside info. Some of the news accounts suggest Thompson was staying across the street from the Hilton in a different hotel. The only one that matches that claim is the Warwick. There are other hotels in the immediate vicinity, but their location don't match up to press reports.

105 posted on 12/05/2024 7:47:11 AM PST by EVO X ( )
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To: NautiNurse

Shoot someone in the back, they won’t know what hit them. Shoot them in the leg first, and they’re going to have a rotten ten or fifteen seconds of realizing what’s about to happen…


106 posted on 12/05/2024 8:11:56 AM PST by Eepsy
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To: PLMerite
Clearly there’s consciousness of guilt. Maybe the killer is clever enough to throw in some red herring to keep the investigators chasing geese. An organized gang could spirit him away pretty quickly.

I’m also curious about what, if any, role the wife may play in this.

107 posted on 12/05/2024 9:09:29 AM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: RandallFlagg; CFW
I wonder if he had a jam that necessitated clearing that cartridge, and letting it fall. I also wondered if maybe he dropped unfired rounds on purpose.

As to him not testing the weapon being a mistake, he seems to handle the failure to cycle like he has practiced it, and expects it.

108 posted on 12/05/2024 9:22:04 AM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: alternatives?

Check this out, professional agitators https://peoplesaction.org/unitedhealth-will-be-a-top-beneficiary-of-trumps-project-2025/
Their October Press Release contains the words Deny and Defend.


109 posted on 12/06/2024 7:07:51 AM PST by azkathy (We the people are FED UP-pun intended)
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