Hit Men Aren’t What You Think
It remains unclear what happened to the UnitedHealthcare CEO in Manhattan. One explanation may be less likely.
A gunman dressed in dark clothing and wearing a mask across his lower face ambushed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday morning in midtown Manhattan, where Thompson’s company was hosting a conference. New York City police said the shooting was a “targeted attack” and that the gunman remains at large, but few other details have been released. Surveillance video captured the moment the shooter calmly approached Thompson, pointed a pistol equipped with a silencer, fired multiple shots, and fled on an electric bike. Police are now combing through video footage to track him down, including at a nearby Starbucks the shooter visited.