More new information about the case has been released by the police.
Police have uncovered new details about the assassination of the CEO of health insurance company UnitedHealthcare who was shot to death in New York City this week.
A suspect shot health insurance executive Brian Thompson as he left the Hilton hotel early Wednesday morning (December 4). The gunman then fled on foot through an alley before riding an electric bike into Central Park, where surveillance cameras could no longer track him.
Horrific attack on the street early morning
The bullet casings of the shots fired by the assassin had the words ‘delay’, ‘deny’, ‘defend’ written on them. People think this message is a reference to a book called Delay, Deny, Defend , which criticized the way health insurance companies operate.
‘Delay, deny, excuse’ is a phrase used by critics of the US health insurance system to describe the tactics of health insurance companies to avoid paying claims.
Other items, including a phone and water bottle, were also recovered from the shooting scene and are being examined for DNA.
Police previously released images they may have of an individual believed to be the shooter.
ABC 7 reported that the New York Police Department believes the suspect arrived in New York City by bus from Atlanta in November, although it is unclear when he boarded the bus.
Police said he checked into the HI New York City Motel on November 30 using an identification that did not belong to him. His stay at the motel gave police the clearest photo of the suspect, as he pulled down his mask to speak to the front desk clerk during check-in.
A picture of the killer without a mask was taken at a motel in New York.
An image of the maskless killer was taken at a New York motel.
Police described the shooting as a “brazen, targeted attack”, as the gunman appeared to have been “waiting for several minutes” outside the hotel where Brian Thompson was staying.
Thompson’s wife, Paulette, said her husband had received several threats, although local police in Minnesota said they had not been notified of the incidents.
UnitedHealthcare is the largest Medicare Advantage plan provider in the United States and had revenue of $281 billion last year
