By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-05 18:17:26 | Updated at 2024-12-22 21:58:15
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Unmasked: New Photos Show Face Of Suspect In Targeted Killing Of UnitedHealth CEO In Manhattan
The Daily Voice ^ | 12/05/2024
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.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: assassin; ceo; picture; unh
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1 posted on 12/05/2024 9:57:23 AM PST by SeekAndFind
To: SeekAndFind
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.
2 posted on 12/05/2024 9:58:49 AM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
To: SeekAndFind
I COULD FIND THIS GUY!! FACIAL RECOGNITION.....HELLO!!!
3 posted on 12/05/2024 9:59:34 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: SeekAndFind
Not the same person. Shooter’s jacket didn’t have breast pockets or black straps on his backpack.
4 posted on 12/05/2024 9:59:49 AM PST by circlecity
To: SeekAndFind
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?
To: SeekAndFind
6 posted on 12/05/2024 10:00:29 AM PST by Mouton (A 150MT hit may not solve our problems now but is a good start. )
To: SeekAndFind
Young man. 32. From Eastern Pennsylvania. Accountant. Likes sailing and fishing. Is a teetotaler. Dates brunettes.
7 posted on 12/05/2024 10:01:28 AM PST by nwrep
To: SeekAndFind
His wife yesterday was pretty BLASE, then I read today that they didn’t live in the same house.......hmmmmm
8 posted on 12/05/2024 10:01:59 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: nwrep
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. :)
9 posted on 12/05/2024 10:02:19 AM PST by SeekAndFind
To: nwrep
Young man. 32. From Eastern Pennsylvania. Accountant. Likes sailing and fishing. Is a teetotaler. Dates brunettes.
Leftist Obama voter who things healthcare should be socialized single payor system.
10 posted on 12/05/2024 10:02:45 AM PST by 1Old Pro
To: SeekAndFind
They know who he is. Searching an area currently. Won’t tell us his name until after they get him.
11 posted on 12/05/2024 10:02:48 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
To: SeekAndFind
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@@
To: SeekAndFind
13 posted on 12/05/2024 10:02:57 AM PST by Grampa Dave (If history teaches us anything, It's that history rarely teaches anything. (outofsalt))
To: SeekAndFind
Find him and let’s get back to “justice”” .....FIRING SQUAD!
14 posted on 12/05/2024 10:03:44 AM PST by high info voter (Delivery )
To: Grampa Dave
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?
15 posted on 12/05/2024 10:04:50 AM PST by SeekAndFind
To: Sarah Barracuda
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?
16 posted on 12/05/2024 10:06:38 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
To: SeekAndFind
“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?
17 posted on 12/05/2024 10:07:25 AM PST by Grampa Dave (If history teaches us anything, It's that history rarely teaches anything. (outofsalt))
To: SeekAndFind
Facial recognition software will be all over this. He is toast.
18 posted on 12/05/2024 10:08:40 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: dp0622
They’ve also got whatever he threw into the trash in the cafe - with possible fingerprints/DNA.
19 posted on 12/05/2024 10:08:52 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: SeekAndFind
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
20 posted on 12/05/2024 10:09:46 AM PST by RWGinger (FJB)
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