FBI Homing in On Brian Thompson Assassin, Raid Where Shooter Was Staying in New York

The masked gunman ambushed Thompson early Wednesday morning, shooting him multiple times at close range outside the Hilton Hotel where he was attending a conference, sources said. (Credit: Lawyer Herald)

Detectives are zeroing in on the suspect who brazenly gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel before fleeing on a bicycle, as FBI raid a youth hostel in search of the alleged shooter.

The NYPD has conducted a search of a youth hostel on the Upper West Side, where the suspected shooter is believed to have stayed, according to the New York Post.