UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson's murder: what's known about the shooting and the suspect

Reuters - 05/12
New York City police were still searching for the man who killed UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel early Wednesday. Here is what is known about the incident, Thompson, and the suspect:
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Dec 5 (Reuters) - New York City police were still searching for the man who killed UnitedHealth (UNH.N), opens new tab executive Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel early Wednesday. Here is what is known about the incident, Thompson, and the suspect:

WHAT HAPPENED? HOW DID THE SUSPECT ESCAPE?

At about 6:45 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Thompson was walking from his hotel alone towards a Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan when a gunman approached from behind and shot him in the back.
Thompson staggered and fell to the ground. A witness is seen fleeing in surveillance video as the gunman, wearing a dark-colored hoodie and a backpack, approaches Thompson and fires a second time. His gun appears to jam, and after fiddling with the weapon, he resumed firing from a short distance.
The gunman then fled across the street. Following that, according to the New York Police Department, he got on a bike that he rode into nearby Central Park, where he was last seen.
Police said the gunman arrived outside the hotel several minutes before Thompson and waited for him to walk past before firing, ignoring other passers-by.

WHO WAS BRIAN THOMPSON?

Thompson, 50, lived in Maple Grove, Minnesota. He had been the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealth Group's insurance unit, since April 2021. He was in New York for the company's annual investor conference when he was killed.
He had worked at different divisions of UnitedHealth for about 20 years. H...
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