Brian Thompson, 50, was gunned down outside a hotel in Manhattan on the morning of Dec. 4, NYPD officials say.
The chief executive of UnitedHealth’s insurance unit was shot and killed in what New York City police officials say was a targeted attack on the morning of Dec. 4 outside a Manhattan hotel.
Brian Thompson was killed outside the Hilton building on Sixth Avenue, where the health insurance giant’s yearly investor conference was due to take place. Thompson was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said. The gunman remains at large.
NYPD Chief Confirms CEO KilledA number of media reports citing police officials said that Thompson, 50, was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan in what was described as a preplanned, targeted attack.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch later confirmed those reports as true during a press conference, describing it as a “brazen targeted attack.” The gunman waited for Thompson, ignored bystanders, and then shot him in the back and leg, she said.
“I want to be clear at this time: Every indication is that this was a premeditated, preplanned, targeted attack,” she said, adding that it “does not appear to be a random act of violence.”
“Investigative efforts of