NYC Mayor Says Revealing Name of Suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO's Assassin Would Give Killer 'Upper Hand'

A person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is seen in surveillance images released by the New York Police Department. (Credit: NYPD News/X)

Authorities are closing in on the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson but are staying mum about his identity to avoid tipping him off, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday.

"The net is tightening," Adams told reporters at a Police Athletic League holiday party in Harlem, according to the New York Post.