New York City police are searching for the man who killed UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in a brazen attack outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel before fleeing into Central Park.
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00:00New York City police are searching for the suspect who killed UnitedHealth executive
00:06Brian Thompson in a brazen attack outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel before fleeing into
00:12Central Park.
00:14Fifty-year-old Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance division, was shot from behind Wednesday
00:20morning in what authorities called a targeted attack.
00:24The masked assailant reportedly lay in wait near the Hilton on Sixth Avenue, where the
00:28company's annual investor conference was about to begin.
00:32At this time, every indication is that this was a premeditated, preplanned, targeted attack.
00:41On Thursday, police released a clear photo of the suspect, a day after sharing partially
00:46obscured images of him wearing a ski mask.
00:50Authorities are seeking the public's help in identifying and locating the man.
00:54CNN reported that police also searched a hostel on Manhattan's Upper West Side, where
00:59the suspect is believed to have stayed.
01:02The attacker fled on foot, later mounting an electric bike and escaping into Central
01:06Park.
01:08Investigators are still working to determine a motive.
01:10New York City's extensive surveillance network, built up significantly after the September
01:1511 attacks, is being used to track the suspect's movements.
01:19Thompson, a father of two, had been leading UnitedHealthcare, a division of UnitedHealth
01:25Group and the largest U.S. health insurer, since April 2021.