United Healthcare CEO shot, killed in midtown NYC

[IGotWorms]

What do y’all think? Angry customer? Hit? Jilted husband?

Any way we can tie this to the libs??

 

The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, was fatally shot outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, the police said.

The executive, Brian Thompson, 50, was shot just after 6:45 a.m. at the New York Hilton Midtown on Avenue of the Americas near 54th Street, according to a police report. Mr. Thompson was taken to Mount Sinai West, where he was pronounced dead.

Police officers were still searching for the gunman, who fled on foot along the Avenue of the Americas, the police said. Witnesses described him as wearing a cream-colored jacket, a black face mask and a gray backpack, but the police later said he appeared to have been dressed all in black.

The police believe Mr. Thompson was targeted in the attack, according to two people familiar with the investigation who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The shooting happened on the morning of the company’s annual investor conference in New York City, and Mr. Thompson had arrived early to prepare for the conference, the people said.

The gunman apparently knew which door Mr. Thompson was going to enter and shot him several times from a few feet away, then fled. The gunman, the people said, ran, jumped on a bicycle and pedaled away.

[Strike]

Not sure how this is possible with the extremely restrictive gun control laws tbey have in NYC.

[HellToupee]

1 minute ago, IGotWorms said:

The gunman, the people said, ran, jumped on a bicycle and pedaled away

 

Do we think it was an e bike or regular 

[IGotWorms]

2 minutes ago, Strike said:

Not sure how this is possible with the extremely restrictive gun control laws tbey have in NYC.

There we go, I knew there had to be an angle!

[Maximum Overkill]

Definitely a hit, that's not random violence. 

[Thornton Melon]

I've got your EOB right here! 

[IGotWorms]

1 minute ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Definitely a hit, that's not random violence. 

My thought as well. Apparently knew exactly when and where to find him. Sounds pretty well set up and then he fled on a bike so no plates or anything to track. Could well have been a pro 

[Strike]

4 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

There we go, I knew there had to be an angle!

Throw a softball and you better expect someone from the GC to take it yard.

[Hardcore troubadour]

Something ghey

[thegeneral]

I’ll go with some random nutjob who felt he was aggrieved somehow by the company. The guy was going to speak at a scheduled investor meeting so shooter knew where he’d be.

[MDC]

10 minutes ago, Strike said:

Not sure how this is possible with the extremely restrictive gun control laws tbey have in NYC.

Especially since people aren’t allowed to enter or leave the city, like in Escape from New York.  

[Alias Detective]

13 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

What do y’all think? Angry customer? Hit? Jilted husband?

Any way we can tie this to the libs??

 

The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, was fatally shot outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, the police said.

The executive, Brian Thompson, 50, was shot just after 6:45 a.m. at the New York Hilton Midtown on Avenue of the Americas near 54th Street, according to a police report. Mr. Thompson was taken to Mount Sinai West, where he was pronounced dead.

Police officers were still searching for the gunman, who fled on foot along the Avenue of the Americas, the police said. Witnesses described him as wearing a cream-colored jacket, a black face mask and a gray backpack, but the police later said he appeared to have been dressed all in black.

The police believe Mr. Thompson was targeted in the attack, according to two people familiar with the investigation who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The shooting happened on the morning of the company’s annual investor conference in New York City, and Mr. Thompson had arrived early to prepare for the conference, the people said.

The gunman apparently knew which door Mr. Thompson was going to enter and shot him several times from a few feet away, then fled. The gunman, the people said, ran, jumped on a bicycle and pedaled away.

I'm guessing a good white dude in a suit.  Since you want to start pointing fingers, I will too. 

[Patented Phil]

This story is crazy!  Assassination of an insurance CEO.  Used a silencer.  Going to be a huge story and could go in a number of different directions.

[jbycho]

Liberal run city. 

[Hardcore troubadour]

Shooter knew where he would be and when. Others involved. Or ghey

[IGotWorms]

1 hour ago, Alias Detective said:

I'm guessing a good white dude in a suit.  Since you want to start pointing fingers, I will too. 

I do? How?

[jbycho]

1 hour ago, IGotWorms said:

What do y’all think? Angry customer? Hit? Jilted husband?

Any way we can tie this to the libs??

 

The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, was fatally shot outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, the police said.

The executive, Brian Thompson, 50, was shot just after 6:45 a.m. at the New York Hilton Midtown on Avenue of the Americas near 54th Street, according to a police report. Mr. Thompson was taken to Mount Sinai West, where he was pronounced dead.

Police officers were still searching for the gunman, who fled on foot along the Avenue of the Americas, the police said. Witnesses described him as wearing a cream-colored jacket, a black face mask and a gray backpack, but the police later said he appeared to have been dressed all in black.

The police believe Mr. Thompson was targeted in the attack, according to two people familiar with the investigation who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The shooting happened on the morning of the company’s annual investor conference in New York City, and Mr. Thompson had arrived early to prepare for the conference, the people said.

The gunman apparently knew which door Mr. Thompson was going to enter and shot him several times from a few feet away, then fled. The gunman, the people said, ran, jumped on a bicycle and pedaled away.

Good on you for reading Foxnews. 

And yes. It's a violent liberal run city. 

[IGotWorms]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

Shooter knew where he would be and when. Others involved. Or ghey

Why does it have to be ghey? I could see maybe this CEO was banging the shooter’s wife. But it seems pretty sophisticated for that

[IGotWorms]

Just now, jbycho said:

Good on you for reading Foxnews. 

And yes. It's a violent liberal run city. 

It’s NYTimes and lol, you do you!

[Patented Phil]

Possible motives:

1. Unpaid ransom

2. Jilted lover

3. Disgruntled claimant 

4. Anarchist

5. Anti-capitalist

6. Terminated employee

7. Terrorism

8. Completely random.  Mental illness.

9. Mistaken identity

10. Angry trannie

 

[jbycho]

3 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

It’s NYTimes and lol, you do you!

Keep trying clownzo...

Fox News dominates November with largest cable news share ever, MSNBC and CNN flounder post-election

Fox News crushed CNN and MSNBC combined in key viewership categories

[jbycho]

2 minutes ago, Patented Phil said:

Possible motives:

1. Unpaid ransom

2. Jilted lover

3. Disgruntled claimant 

4. Anarchist

5. Anti-capitalist

6. Terminated employee

 

He wore a ski mask and black clothes. He's an angry liberal bltch. 

[Fnord]

11 minutes ago, Patented Phil said:

This story is crazy!  Assassination of an insurance CEO.  Used a silencer.  Going to be a huge story and could go in a number of different directions.

Damn. I hadn't heard about the silencer. Seems like a hit. Not too many aggrieved insurance customers with the capability to carry that out themselves. Although there are millions of aggrieved insurance customers...

[jbycho]

19 minutes ago, Fnord said:

Damn. I hadn't heard about the silencer. Seems like a hit. Not too many aggrieved insurance customers with the capability to carry that out themselves. Although there are millions of aggrieved insurance customers...

Silencers are easy. 

[HellToupee]

The killer was carrying a pretty big backpack 

[Fnord]

21 minutes ago, jbycho said:

Silencers are easy. 

I realize that. But I know a lot of gun owners, myself included. I know exactly one guy that has a silencer-equipped pistol, but he's an avowed gun nut that also has a .50 caliber rifle. Silencers are not that common in home arsenals. At least not that I'm aware of.

[listen2me 23]

There is clear video of shooting on X

Thats some cold blooded stuff.   Just calm as hell.  There to do a job.  

Id assume a paid hitman for whatever reason.  

[IGotWorms]

1 hour ago, jbycho said:

Keep trying clownzo...

Fox News dominates November with largest cable news share ever, MSNBC and CNN flounder post-election

Fox News crushed CNN and MSNBC combined in key viewership categories

Yes I know there’s a lot of rehtards like you out there, but the actual article I pasted was from a newspaper  

[jbycho]

4 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

Yes I know there’s a lot of rehtards like you out there, but the actual article I pasted was from a newspaper  

No it wasn't. 

[IGotWorms]

6 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

There is clear video of shooting on X

Thats some cold blooded stuff.   Just calm as hell.  There to do a job.  

Id assume a paid hitman for whatever reason.  

Video: https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/video-shows-gunman-executing-brian-thompson-at-close-range-as-unitedhealthcare-ceo-stumbles-away/

[Engorgeous George]

Imagine a professional using a handgun when some around here insist that Assault Rifles, whatever that may be, are the tool of choice for those in the know who are seeking to kill.  Perhaps at least it was an Assault Handgun.

 

I hear he fled using first Assault Sneakers and then an Assault e-bike.

[IGotWorms]

1 minute ago, jbycho said:

No it wasn't. 

Well, I mean, I guess not literally

[Engorgeous George]

2 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

Video: https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/video-shows-gunman-executing-brian-thompson-at-close-range-as-unitedhealthcare-ceo-stumbles-away/

Guy had a bit of difficulty clearing that jam.

[HellToupee]

21 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said:

Guy had a bit of difficulty clearing that jam.

Guy looked like he was collecting his casings

[Engorgeous George]

1 minute ago, HellToupee said:

Guy looked like he was collecting his casings

Not to me.  My casings usually fly away 5 to 8 feet or so to the side.  To me it looked like the casing was stovepiped, not kicked out by the extractor.  It looked like the gun did not cycle and load the next round.  I thought he was knocking the stuck cartridge out and cycling the gun to load his next round.  Still, my eyes are not what they once were so I don't dispute your analysis, I merely say that is not how I interpreted his motions.  I could well be wrong.

[HellToupee]

27 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said:

Not to me.  My casings usually fly away 5 to 8 feet or so to the side.  To me it looked like the casing was stovepiped, not kicked out by the extractor.  It looked like the gun did not cycle and load the next round.  I thought he was knocking the stuck cartridge out and cycling the gun to load his next round.  Still, my eyes are not what they once were so I don't dispute your analysis, I merely say that is not how I interpreted his motions.  I could well be wrong.

I’m no expert on suppressors before today reading about them  on twitter but that’s ok because I became an expert on war and pandemics etc. the same way

I agree with takes I’ve read that he knew how the firearm was going to react. . 

[Frozenbeernuts]

Assassination.

[Gladiators]

Hunter?  Is that you?

[EternalShinyAndChrome]

I hope it was an in-network gunman.  The out-of-network gunmen are going to cost $$$$$.

[wiffleball]

Dude was surrounded by out of network Surgeons. 

 

Isn't it Ironic?