Bryan Thompson, 50, was walking towards the New York Hilton Midtown, where he was scheduled to give a keynote address at an investor conference when he was attacked.
New Delhi: The US-based UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson was shot outside a New York hotel on Wednesday. Mr. Thompson, 50, was walking towards the New York Hilton Midtown, where he was to present a keynote address at an investor conference when he was ambushed. Surveillance footage captured the suspect – a white man wearing a hooded jacket, a black face mask, and sneakers – approaching Thompson from behind.
According to the NYPD, the gunman fired multiple shots with a semi-automatic handgun attached to a silencer in the bustling Midtown Manhattan area.
NYC has some of the strictest gun laws. That doesn’t prevent the execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by a gunman using a gun with a silencer attached.
Initial shots hit Mr Thompson in the back and leg, causing him to stagger and fall against a wall. The firearm jammed three times, but the shooter cleared the weapon and continued firing. After ascertaining that Mr Thompson was incapacitated, the attacker calmly walked away, later fleeing the scene on an electric bike toward Central Park.
