Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan where he was scheduled to speak at an investor meeting Wednesday morning, according to a person briefed on the investigation.
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00:00In midtown Manhattan early this morning, 50-year-old Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare,
00:08was shot and killed in what appears, at this early stage of our investigation, to be a
00:13brazen targeted attack.
00:16This does not appear to be a random act of violence.
00:20The victim was in New York City to speak at an investor conference.
00:23It appears the suspect was lying in wait for several minutes.
00:28And as the victim was walking to the conference hotel, the suspect approached from behind
00:33and fired several rounds, striking the victim at least once in the back and at least once
00:39in the right calf.
00:41Many people passed the suspect, but he appeared to wait for his intended target.
00:47The suspect fled, first on foot, then on an e-bike, and was last seen in Central Park
00:54on Center Drive early this morning.
00:57The victim was removed to Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced.