Brian Thompson.Photo:UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompsonis reportedly set to be laid to rest in a private funeral on Monday, Dec. 9, after beingfatally shotin New York City last week.
“The full investigative efforts of the NYPD are continuing, and we are asking for the public’s help,” the NYPDsaid on X(formerly Twitter). “There is a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.”
Police officers pictured on the scene after CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024.Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is assisting in the case, previously offered “a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for this crime,” per areleaseshared on Dec. 4.
UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024.Kyle Mazza/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA Press Wire
Kyle Mazza/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA Press Wire
Earlier that day, the gunman fired at least three bullets at Thompson — who was at the Midtown Manhattan Hilton location for an investors' conference — hitting him from behind in the back and leg. The person then fled northbound on Sixth Avenue before getting on an electric Citi Bike and heading towards Central Park,NYPD officials said at a press conference.
“This does not appear to be a random act of violence; all indications are that it was a premeditated, targeted attack,” the NYPD said of the killing in anX poston Dec. 5.
PerABC News, NYPD detectives have been working to establish whether the words found on the casing were meant as a message from the shooting suspect and a hint at their motive. The words are similar to “Deny, delay, defend,” a phrase about the insurance industry to describe a strategy of rejecting claims.
A photo of the person of interest in the Brian Thompson shooting case.New York City Police Dept./X
New York City Police Dept./X
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NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch previously toldCNNin an interview that investigators now have"reason to believe" the suspect is outside the city.
CNN also spoke to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, who said that after leaving Central Park, the suspect was seen on surveillance footage walking in the area of 86th Street and Columbus Avenue, more than 30 blocks north of where the shooting occurred.
“Those buses are interstate buses," Kenny said. “That’s why we believe he may have left New York City.”
source: people.com
