Posted on 12/05/2024 9:57:23 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Brand-new photos have been released showing the face of a suspect who police say was lying in wait before the brazen targeted killing of the CEO of one of the nation's largest healthcare companies in midtown Manhattan.
The NYPD released the images late Thursday morning, Dec. 5, just over 24 hours after the homicide.
They are the first photos showing the suspect's face. Earlier images the department released were of the man wearing a mask.
The new images were taken inside a hostel on Manhattan's Upper West Side, where authorities believe the suspect may have been staying.
"This does not appear to be a random act of violence; all indications are that it was a premediated, targeted attack," the NYPD said in a statement accompanying the release of the new images.
Anyone with any information about the suspect and the case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). There is a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
The executive, Brian Thompson of UnitedHealthCare, was shot outside the the New York Hilton Midtown at 1335 Sixth Ave. at around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, the NYPD said.
The gunman, wearing a black face mask, a gray backpack, and a dark jacket, approached the victim from behind as seen in a surveillance video obtained by CNN (Warning: graphic.)
The suspect's shots with a silenced gun struck Thompson, who was dressed in a blue suit, in the back and the right calf, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during a news conference.
Law enforcement officials confirmed to CBS News that the words "deny," "defend," and "depose" were written in Sharpie on the the 9mm shell casings recovered at the scene of the attack.
They could be connected to the so-called "three D's of insurance," made by opponents of the health insurance industry, sources told CBS.
The gunman had been outside the hotel for some time waiting for the 50-year-old Thompson to arrive for an investor conference he was scheduled to speak at in the hotel ballroom.
Authorities say the gunman may have even known what hotel Thompson was staying at before the shooting.
United Healthcare abruptly canceled the conference after the shooting.
The suspect fled the scene on foot before picking up an electric bike that had been stored in an alley.
He then rode north a few blocks into Central Park at around 7 a.m., according to the NYPD.
He is survived by his wife, Paulette, and two sons.
Paulette Thompson said that her husband had been getting threats in the weeks leading up to the shooting.
"There had been some threats," she said in a phone interview with NBC News. "Basically, I don’t know, a lack of coverage? I don’t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him."
UnitedHealthcare serves approximately 148 million individuals worldwide. Its headquarters is in Minnesota.
It's ranked eighth on the 2024 Fortune Global 500 list.
Thompson became the company's CEO in 2021 after joining UnitedHealthCare in 2004. He had served as its chief financial officer before being promoted.
This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
One looks like a girl and one looks like a guy :)
I was saying this morning, doesn’t matter if he wasn’t recognized when he shot the guy.
Cameras are eveerywhere and they would trace him back to the last spot they could get a good look at him.
And THIS is a pretty good look.
he’s done.
I COULD FIND THIS GUY!! FACIAL RECOGNITION.....HELLO!!!
Not the same person. Shooter’s jacket didn’t have breast pockets or black straps on his backpack.
This is two different people, one of whom appears to be a woman. Are they just broadcasting pictures of random people dressed for the cold?
Id say he is toast now.
Young man. 32. From Eastern Pennsylvania. Accountant. Likes sailing and fishing. Is a teetotaler. Dates brunettes.
His wife yesterday was pretty BLASE, then I read today that they didn’t live in the same house.......hmmmmm
RE: Young man. 32. From Eastern Pennsylvania. Accountant. Likes sailing and fishing. Is a teetotaler. Dates brunettes.
NYPD will have need of your service Sherlock. :)
Leftist Obama voter who things healthcare should be socialized single payor system.
They know who he is. Searching an area currently. Won’t tell us his name until after they get him.
The jacket wore by the perp is black, this guys jacket is grey so its either not the same guy or this is NO PRO, a PRO would NOT have revealed himself on camera that easily..Im leaning towards a family member of someone who was denied coverage and died, thus the “Deny” on the bullet..you “Denied” my mother/grandmother lifesaving surgery so now Im gonna cap your a@@
A killer trannie on the left?
https://edge.dailyvoice.com/upload/Screen_Shot_2024-12-05_at_11.33.42_AM.png?width=1440
Find him and let’s get back to “justice”” .....FIRING SQUAD!
RE: A killer trannie on the left?
Wouldn’t it be an even bigger story if he did it because UnitedHealth refused to pay for his transition surgery?
Two different cameras. Newest one is from hotel camera. Colors vary. Quality of cameras differ. They’ve got him. Will he be alive or dead when they reveal who he is?
“RE: A killer trannie on the left?
“Wouldn’t it be an even bigger story if he did it because UnitedHealth refused to pay for his transition surgery?
Or its tranny whatever friend?
Facial recognition software will be all over this. He is toast.
They’ve also got whatever he threw into the trash in the cafe - with possible fingerprints/DNA.
What sloppy writing
“The suspect fled the scene on foot before picking up an electric bike that had been stored in an alley.
He then rode north a few blocks into Central Park at around 7 a.m., according to the NYPD.
He is survived by his wife, Paulette, and two sons.”
So HE rode north and HE is survived by his wife
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