Police sources told ABC News that the suspect in the NYC shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson checked into the HI New York City Hostel.
Sources say the suspected killer arrived in NYC by bus, and investigators believe they were able to score DNA samples.
New details revealed as manhunt for suspect in NYC murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO enters 3rd day
Raegan Medgie and ABC News Contributor Robert Boyce have the details on the search for the suspect.
Raegan Medgie and ABC News Contributor Robert Boyce have the details on the search for the suspect.
Raegan Medgie and ABC News Contributor Robert Boyce have the details on the search for the suspect.
Raegan Medgie and ABC News Contributor Robert Boyce have the details on the search for the suspect.
The investigation into and search for the masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of UnitedHealthcare has moved into its third day on Friday.
Possible leads have emerged about his travel before the shooting and a message scrawled on ammunition found at the crime scene.
CEO Brian Thompson, 50, was killed around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday outside the New York Hilton in what police described as a “brazen targeted attack.” He was in town from Minnesota for his company’s investor conference.
The suspected killer of Thompson entered New York City by bus November 24, when a surveillance camera at Port Authority Bus Terminal caught his arrival at 9 p.m., law enforcement sources .
Authorities are still working to determine where the suspect boarded the inbound Greyhound bus he took to New York City but sources said he was spotted on board in Washington, D.C., so he boarded there or somewhere between D.C. and Atlanta.
Police are investigating whether the suspect also left the city by bus the day of the shooting December 4.
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Investigators also believe they were able to score DNA samples from several pieces of evidence discovered at or near the murder scene, law enforcement sources .
The samples are currently at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to be run through databases for possible match, the sources said. That process could take a couple of days.
