(Zero Hedge)—NYC media outlet PIX11 News has learned that the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the parent company of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan, just outside the Hilton Hotel.
“Multiple sources confirm to @PIX11News that United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside the Hilton hotel in midtown just before 7 am, where he was slated to speak at a investor meeting later today,” PIX11’s Dan Mannarino wrote on X.
NEW: Multiple sources confirm to @PIX11News that United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside the Hilton hotel in midtown just before 7am, where he was slated to speak at a investor meeting later today. @PIX11News
— Dan Mannarino (@DanMannarino) December 4, 2024
Brian Thompson’s LinkedIn profile.
NYPost reports the fatal shooting of CEO Brian Thompson,50, was a “targeted attack.”
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UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside the Manhattan Hilton Hotel in New York City.
Suspect is on the run. pic.twitter.com/oTp58cqBcP
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) December 4, 2024
Here’s more:
The CEO of UnitedHealth was fatally shot in the chest Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown in what police say was a targeted attack. Brian Thompson, 50, was at the hotel at around 6:46 am when a masked man fired at the CEO and fled eastbound on 6th Avenue, police sources told The Post. Thomas was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
BREAKING NEWS: The CEO of UnitedHealth was fatally shot this morning in New York City, in what law enforcement is calling a targeted hit pic.twitter.com/J0Bs2Hd7qi
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) December 4, 2024
Thompson became CEO of UnitedHealthcare in 2021 after joining UnitedHealth Group in 2004. UnitedHealth Group is largest health insurance company in the US by revenue, with over $189 billion in 2024.
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