Source: New York Daily News
“Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare, was killed by a masked gunman early Wednesday outside a Hilton hotel in Midtown where he was expected to speak to a ballroom full of colleagues, officials said. Detectives are investigating the possibility that the gunman was lying in wait for Thompson before the shooting. Thompson, 50, was walking past the Residences Hilton Club on Sixth Ave. near W. 54th St. about 6:45 a.m. when the gunman stormed up and opened fire, cops said. … According to preliminary reports, witnesses told police that the gunman, who was dressed in a cream-colored coat and was sporting a backpack, stepped out of an alley before shooting Thompson, who was expected to give a speech at a symposium at the hotel.” (12/04/24)