NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Friday that investigators have “reason to believe” the person of interest sought in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has left New York City, CNN reported.
Police are still trying to piece together evidence and surveillance images after the assassin gunned down Thompson as the millionaire executive was on his way to a company conference on Wednesday morning. So far, authorities have not identified the suspect.
On Thursday, the NYPD released a photo of a person in the lobby of a Manhattan hostel, wearing what appeared to be a green hooded jacket. Law enforcement officials initially referred to the person in the photo as the alleged gunman, according to The New York Times, but on Friday, the NYPD was referring to the person in the photo as a “person of interest.” The Daily Wire has reached out to the NYPD, asking for clarification on the description of the person seen in the hostel lobby and on whether authorities believe the person in those photos is the suspected assassin.
🚨UPDATE: Below are photos of a person of interest wanted for questioning regarding the Midtown Manhattan homicide on Dec. 4. This does not appear to be a random act of violence; all indications are that it was a premediated, targeted attack.
The full investigative efforts of… pic.twitter.com/K3kzC4IbtS
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 5, 2024
The person of interest arrived in New York City on a Greyhound bus from Atlanta on November 24, but it wasn’t clear if he first got on the Greyhound in Atlanta or if Atlanta was a stop from a previous boarding, the New York Post reported. Police, along with FBI agents, searched the person of interest’s room at the hostel, which he shared with two strangers.
Shell casings recovered by detectives from the scene had the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose” written on them. Thompson’s company UnitedHealthcare has been criticized for rejecting patients’ insurance claims. UnitedHealthcare is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest companies in the world.
The assassin fled on foot after shooting Thompson before getting on an electric bike. Authorities initially believed that the bike was a CitiBike, the city’s bike share program whose bikes are trackable through GPS. On Wednesday, however, police said the bike the assassin used was not a CitiBike, the Associated Press reported.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Friday morning that authorities are “on the right track” to finding the assassin and bringing him “to justice.”
“This person was fully masked, and we used good old-fashioned police work to come up with the picture you have,” Adams said.
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NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Friday that investigators have “reason to believe” the person of interest sought in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has left New York City, CNN reported.
Police are still trying to piece together evidence and surveillance images after the assassin gunned down Thompson as the millionaire executive was on his way to a company conference on Wednesday morning. So far, authorities have not identified the suspect.
On Thursday, the NYPD released a photo of a person in the lobby of a Manhattan hostel, wearing what appeared to be a green hooded jacket. Law enforcement officials initially referred to the person in the photo as the alleged gunman, according to The New York Times, but on Friday, the NYPD was referring to the person in the photo as a “person of interest.” The Daily Wire has reached out to the NYPD, asking for clarification on the description of the person seen in the hostel lobby and on whether authorities believe the person in those photos is the suspected assassin.
🚨UPDATE: Below are photos of a person of interest wanted for questioning regarding the Midtown Manhattan homicide on Dec. 4. This does not appear to be a random act of violence; all indications are that it was a premediated, targeted attack.
The full investigative efforts of… pic.twitter.com/K3kzC4IbtS
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 5, 2024
The person of interest arrived in New York City on a Greyhound bus from Atlanta on November 24, but it wasn’t clear if he first got on the Greyhound in Atlanta or if Atlanta was a stop from a previous boarding, the New York Post reported. Police, along with FBI agents, searched the person of interest’s room at the hostel, which he shared with two strangers.
Shell casings recovered by detectives from the scene had the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose” written on them. Thompson’s company UnitedHealthcare has been criticized for rejecting patients’ insurance claims. UnitedHealthcare is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest companies in the world.
The assassin fled on foot after shooting Thompson before getting on an electric bike. Authorities initially believed that the bike was a CitiBike, the city’s bike share program whose bikes are trackable through GPS. On Wednesday, however, police said the bike the assassin used was not a CitiBike, the Associated Press reported.
CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Friday morning that authorities are “on the right track” to finding the assassin and bringing him “to justice.”
“This person was fully masked, and we used good old-fashioned police work to come up with the picture you have,” Adams said.
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