Brian Thompson—the 50-year-old CEO of the health insurance division of the $550 billion UnitedHealth Group—was killed Wednesday in what police reportedly believe was a targeted shooting in Manhattan ahead of an investor meeting.
Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot in Midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning while walking toward the New York Hilton Midtown for his company's annual investor conference. According to emerging media reports, Thompson was fired on from roughly 20 feet away by a masked gunman who appeared to be waiting for Thompson and who escaped by bicycle.
UnitedHealth Group was scheduled to host its annual Investor Day Wednesday but the event was cancelled following the fatal shooting of its insurance unit CEO.
Brian Thompson, a longtime UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning, the New York Police Department said. Police say he was shot in the chest outside the New York Hilton Midtown where the company was holding an investor day.
Manhunt underway for UnitedHealthcare's Brian Thompson's shooter as police believe the CEO was targeted.
Brian Thompson was shot in the chest and leg shortly before UnitedHealthcare was set to hold its annual investors meeting.
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The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was fatally shot in Manhattan Wednesday morning, outside of the New York Hilton Midtown, according to the New York Police Department.
UnitedHealth cancels investor day after reports of executive shot in Manhattan
The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was fatally shot in the chest on Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown, NY Post reported, citing police sources.
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