Brian Thompson, CEO of insurance group UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot Wednesday morning in Manhattan in what New York police commissioner Jessica Tisch said was a "brazen, targeted attack," as of the early stages of the investigation.
Thompson, 50, was shot outside of the New York Hilton Midtown, where the company was hosting its investors day. Police said in a Wednesday morning press conference that Thompson arrived early to the hotel, where a masked man appeared to have been waiting for about five minutes before firing at him. The man was wearing a light brown jacket, a black face mask, black-and-white sneakers, and a gray backpack. Several pedestrians passed the shooter before he discharged his firearm at Thompson. Thompson did not appear to have a security detail with him, police say.
