UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in ‘targeted attack’ outside New York hotel
Live MintUnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed Wednesday morning in what investigators suspect was a targeted shooting outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding an investor conference. The killing was was a “brazen, targeted attack,” Jessica Tisch, the New York City police commissioner said. Kathy Hochul called it a “horrific and targeted shooting.” Thompson, 50, was set to speak at an investor meeting when he was gunned down around 6:45 a.m. outside the New York Hilton Midtown by a shooter who fled on foot and then took an e-bike into Central Park, according to the New York Police Department. The Minnetonka, Minnesota-based company was scheduled to have its annual meeting with investors in New York City to update Wall Street on the company's direction and expectations for the coming year, according to a company media advisory.