By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2024-12-05 18:46:29 | Updated at 2024-12-22 16:36:04
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Investigators are eyeing a firearm purchase in Connecticut under the theory that the cold-blooded killer who executed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson may have used a modern version of a rare World War II spy gun, The Post has learned.
The gun used by the shooter in Wednesday’s shocking Midtown slaying appears to match a B&T VP9, an update of the Welrod pistol — a suppressed firearm developed in the Second World War, sources told The Post.
A recent purchase of the gun by the Connecticut-based gunmaker is an investigative lead in the manhunt for the killer, who used an apparently silenced pistol, sources said.
But the killer’s gun has not yet been recovered, so the link to the rare firearm is only a lead at this point, according to sources.
The gun is described on B&T’s website as an “updated, integrally suppressed pistol features a new grip and updated magazines, yet maintains its non-descript appearance, whisper-quiet sound signature and unique rotating bolt operation.”
