Man sought in UnitedHealthcare shooting may have traveled to NYC from Atlanta last month
www.nbcnews.com
As the manhunt continues, officials say the gunman who killed Brian Thompson, 50, may have traveled to New York City from Atlanta by bus last month.

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Summary

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, was fatally shot in a premeditated attack outside the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan. The gunman, still at large, fired at Thompson multiple times, striking him in the back and calf.

Shell casings found at the scene had the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose” written on them, according to law enforcement. Despite known threats, Thompson did not have a security detail.

Surveillance footage shows the assailant ambushing Thompson from behind before fleeing. The motive remains unclear as investigations continue.

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  • CrawlMarks [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    Given how good the guy was at shooting an unarmed civilian I was kinda thinking it was a dirty cop which would indicate the hit theory.

    However, with all this I am leaning more towards ex-military disgruntled type. I dunno. Cause you can get good at using a gun but getting good st shooting people feels like a diffrent skill to me.

      • spectre [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        10·
        2 months ago

        One could also test their setup and understand that the gun needs to be cycled manually and be prepared to do that. Not a big deal if your target is unarmed.

        • ComradeMonotreme [she/her, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
          7·
          2 months ago

          The way he actioned the gun after the first shot seems very practiced, it’s only between 2 and 3 he seems to have trouble. Even then he clears it quickly enough for the third shot.

          I think he already knew the gun with silencer and subsonics wouldn’t action automatically.

      • CrawlMarks [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        Probably is hard to find a range in NY to practice shooting a silenced gun. I still think the shooting a person and not freaking out after is hard work

          • CrawlMarks [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
            4·
            2 months ago

            50/50 if they weren’t from NYC that really increases the ammount of work he had to do to prep. So the NSA could probably pinpoint them from search history Metadata. If they are a NYC resident staying at a hostel to create a fake trail is a good plan also

              • CrawlMarks [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
                2·
                2 months ago

                I am assuming the backpack had a change of clothes. If it were me I would have had two mismatched shoe lifts to throw off gait analysis, colored contacts, some cheap jewelry. Like a pendant for a religion that isn’t mine and a high-school ring for a place I didn’t go to.