The NYPD is on the hunt for a masked assassin who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan Hilton hotel Monday and escaped on a bike.
An unidentified gunman approached UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson from behind Wednesday morning and opened fire outside the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan, then vanished into the streets of the Big Apple, prompting a large-scale manhunt.
Authorities have not revealed a motive, but after bullet casings at the scene were found with words „deny“, „depose“ and „defend“ written on them – a possible reference to the book „Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It“ – speculation swirled that the slaying may have grown out of resentment for a denied claim.
Thompson was separated from his wife, Paulette, at the time of his death and the Minnesota-based firm’s parent company laid off workers in multiple states in September, according to The Star-Tribune.
As police retrace the suspected assassin’s steps and hunt for a killer, here’s a timeline of how things went down.
In the days before the attack, police sources tell Fox News the gunman took a Greyhound bus from Atlanta, Georgia, to New York City.
