NYPD has clear footage of the killer who opened hearth on UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan … however solely from behind the suspect.
Cops launched the surveillance photographs captured Wednesday morning exterior the Hilton resort on sixth Ave and 54th Avenue … and it exhibits 50-year-old Thompson strolling into the resort by himself round 6:45 AM. The shooter walks up behind him, attracts a handgun and begins capturing from lower than 10 ft away.
It seems the suspect fired his weapon, which was fitted with a silencer, a minimum of 3 occasions … earlier than fleeing into an alleyway on the opposite facet of the road. Police say he made his getaway on a bicycle, which was captured on a unique surveillance digicam, and rode into Central Park … only a few blocks away.
Witnesses have mentioned the cold-blooded killer was masked, and had been ready exterior the resort for a minimum of a number of minutes earlier than Thompson arrived. The footage appears to assist NYPD’s idea that this was a focused hit.
The problem for police is not one of the surveillance photographs they’ve launched have a transparent view of the suspect’s face — he was sporting a hoodie with a grey backpack — and the footage doesn’t embody any audio.
Cops say they recovered 3 9-millimeter rounds and shell casings from the crime scene. They’re providing a $10,000 reward for any data resulting in the suspect’s arrest and conviction — whereas additionally working with UnitedHealthcare to determine a doable motive … together with any latest threats or disgruntled ex-employees of the medical health insurance large.
Thompson was transported to a hospital, the place he was pronounced useless.
