A police manhunt is underway for the suspect who killed Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, in a targeted attack outside a Manhattan hotel. Shell casings with the words 'deny,' 'defend,' and 'depose' were found at the scene, evoking a book critical of the insurance industry.
People walk next to a poster outside the Hilton hotel near the scene where the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson was shot dead. NEW YORK - A police manhunt was underway on Thursday in New York for the suspect who killed UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in a targeted attack outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel on Wednesday morning before fleeing into Central Park.
Police have not publicly identified a motive, but Thompson appears to have been deliberately targeted, according to investigators. The city has one of the most advanced surveillance systems of any major US city, largely built after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks, said Felipe Rodriguez, a former NYPD detective sergeant who is now an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.
The company has been grappling with the fallout from a massive data hack of its Change Healthcare unit that provides technology for US healthcare providers, disrupting medical care for patients and reimbursement to doctors for months.
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