Who is Brian Thompson? Everything we know about the UnitedHealthcare CEO and his murder in New York City
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here’s everything we know so far in the build up and aftermath of the fatal attack on the 50-year-old insurance CEO: open image in gallery UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot in the leg and back in a ‘premeditated attack’ in New York City Thompson shot in ‘premeditated attack’ The unidentified shooter had been hiding behind a car outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan for about five minutes when Thompson exited, police said. open image in gallery The NYPD released a new photo on Thursday showing the face of a suspect in connection to Thompson’s killing On the day he arrived in New York City, he was captured on surveillance video stepping off the bus at around 9 p.m. and spotted walking through the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, said law enforcement sources. New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told CNN on December 6 that investigators had a “huge amount of evidence” in their search, including DNA evidence, fingerprints and a “massive camera canvass” of the suspect’s movements. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Thompson’s sister Elena Reveiz told The New York Times that her brother was a “good person, and I am so sad.” “Brian was an incredibly loving, generous, talented man who truly lived life to the fullest and touched so many lives,” Thompson’s family said in a statement to Minnesota news outlet KARE.