The new photos of the suspect who killed executive Brian Thompson in the heart of New York

US authorities continue to collect clues about who is responsible for the murder of the CEO of the UnitedHealthcare insurer, Brian Thompson, near a hotel in downtown Manhattan, New York. Recently, the police in that city published new photos of the attacker.

According to NTN 24, the alleged murderer was staying in a hostel before committing the crime. It is a young man, who appears with a coat and a hood over his head, although his facial features are visible and he appears smiling.

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According to the authorities, the young man acted in a “premeditated, planned and selective” manner. He was last seen entering Central Park, where he arrived on a bicycle that it is believed he could have parked in a convenient place to begin his escape after the crime. .

Police offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.

It should be noted that Thompson was heading to the hotel for a conference when the attacker, who was apparently waiting for him, He shot him several times at a distance of about six meters, investigators told CNN.

Unitedhealthcare, which is the largest private insurer in the United States and belongs to the Unitedhealth group, was preparing to hold its investor day at the Hilton hotel in Midtown, an event at which Thompson was scheduled to give a keynote speech.

The man, 50 years old and father of two children, was shot in the chest shortly before seven in the morning last Wednesday, December 4. He was taken to a hospital in serious condition and his death was declared there.

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Key research video

A video has been released on social networks showing the moment in which a man wearing a mask shoots the CEO of Unitedhealthcare in the back.

The murderer came out behind a black truck when he saw him passing and shot him in the back. In the images it can be seen that he would have used a silencer for the weapon. A person who was at the scene runs away when he sees the incident. The executive falls to the platform and his attacker approaches, apparently observes him and then runs away.

I have so many questions. United Heathcare CEO Brian Thompson was assassinated in Manhattan…What information did he have?He left the hotel at 7am heading to the shareholders meeting at 8am.This was a hired assassin. Not a coincidence. https://t.co/7YC9IPesmb

— MORGONN (@morgonnm) December 4, 2024

The police used drones, helicopters and dogs in the extensive search operation, but the murderer, for the moment, remains uncaptured.

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed that the murder was not a random act of violence, but was planned. “Many people passed by the suspect, but he seemed to wait for his target,” he said in a press conference with the media.