Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth, was killed in a shooting Wednesday morning outside the Midtown Hilton Hotel. Thompson, 50, was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the hospital.
Police sources told the New York Post that a masked man shot Thompson outside the hotel at around 6:46 am and fled eastbound down 6th Avenue. Police say that the shooting was a targeted attack.
The suspect, who has not been arrested, is described as a white male wearing a black face mask, cream-colored jacket, and black and white sneakers carrying a gray backpack. Police sources told the outlet that when the suspect saw Thompson, he began firing at him from a distance, hitting him multiple times.
