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Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group
’s insurance unit, was fatally shot outside the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning in what appears to be “a brazen, targeted attack,” the New York Police Department said.
“I want to be clear at this time, every indication is that this was a premeditated, preplanned, targeted attack,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during a news conference Wednesday following the shooting.
“This does not appear to be a random act of violence,” she said, adding that the department is carrying out a full investigation.
Thompson, 50, led UnitedHealthcare, the largest private health insurer in the U.S. He was on the way to UnitedHealth Group’s investor day set for Wednesday at 8 a.m. ET at the Hilton, the NYPD said. The company canceled that event after the shooting.
Patrol officers responded to a 911 call at 6:46 a.m. ET about a person shot in front of the Hilton hotel at 1335 Avenue of the Americas, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said during the news conference. Officers arrived at 6:48 a.m. ET to find Thompson on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to his back and leg, he added.
Emergency medical services brought Thompson to Roosevelt Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:12 a.m. ET, according to Kenny.
The suspect showed up at the location on foot, roughly five minutes before Thompson arrived outside the Hilton, Kenny said. Several people passed him as he waited for Thompson, he added.
As Thompson walked alone toward the Hilton, the suspect stepped onto the sidewalk from behind a car and approached Thompson from behind, firing several rounds that struck him at least once in the back and at least once in the right calf, according to Kenny and security video obtained by NBC News. After initial shots, the gun appeared to malfunction before the suspect fired again.
Following the shooting, the suspect fled on foot into an alleyway between 54th and 55th streets, according to Kenny. He said the suspect then walked west on Avenue of the Americas, where he got onto an e-bike and rode toward Central Park.
Tisch said the suspect was last seen in Central Park on Center Drive early this morning. Kenny said the suspect wore a black face mask, black and white sneakers, and a “very distinctive” gray backpack. The video of the shooting showed the suspect wearing a hooded jacket.
The NYPD recovered three live 9 mm rounds and three discharged 9 mm shell casings at the scene, Kenny said. He added that they recovered a cellphone.
No arrests have been made. The NYPD has increased the reward in the case to $10,000, Tisch noted.
The suspect in the shooting was described as using a firearm with a silencer, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.
Kenny said the NYPD is unable to determine yet whether the suspect used a silencer. The department will investigate that further, he said.
