{"id":14943,"date":"2024-12-05T20:21:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T20:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=14943"},"modified":"2024-12-05T20:21:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T20:21:20","slug":"killer-carved-three-mysterious-words-into-bullets-used-to-assassinate-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=14943","title":{"rendered":"Killer carved three mysterious words into bullets used to assassinate UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"

A police investigation into who killed UnitedHealth care CEO Brian Thompson is currently underway<\/h2>\n

The person who gunned down UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson inscribed three words on the bullets used to kill him, police sources have said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thompson was shot and killed yesterday morning\u00a0<\/a>(December 4) at 6.46am Eastern Time, outside the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan,\u00a0New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0father-of-two<\/a>\u00a0was shot at least once in the back and his right calf and was rushed to Mount Sinai\u00a0Hospital<\/a> in a critical condition, but was later pronounced dead upon arrival.<\/p>\n

According to the New York\u00a0Police<\/a>\u00a0Department (NYPD), the gunman appeared to have been ‘lying in wait’ for Thompson before shooting him, arguing that this attack does not appear to be a random act of violence’.<\/p>\n

Cops also believe that the suspect, who as of this morning (December 5) is still on the run, fled the scene of the\u00a0crime<\/a>\u00a0by running down an alley before witnesses saw him hopping on a electric bike and making his escape through Central Park – where he was last seen at 6.48am.<\/p>\n

Amar Abdelmula witnessed the assassination unfold from inside his car, telling PIX11: “I wasn’t paying attention and then I heard the shot.<\/p>\n

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\"Police<\/div>\n

Police are looking for the suspect who shot Brian Thompson (United Healthcare Group)<\/cite><\/div>\n

“It was [a] silent gun, black gun, [I] saw him after he shot him and was running across the street. I tried to take a picture, but [he was] too far away, not clear.<\/p>\n

“I was shocked. First time I see crime in front of me. I was afraid he (would) shoot me too, my\u00a0car<\/a>, I saw everything.”<\/p>\n

Now, the New York Post and ABC News have\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0that sources at NYPD supposedly confirmed that three words were inscribed on the bullets – ‘deny’, ‘depose’ and ‘defend’.<\/p>\n

The words were engraved on the shell casings and live rounds fired at Thompson, which The New York Post highlighted is similar to a\u00a0book<\/a>\u00a0from 2010 that condemned the insurance industry.<\/p>\n

Titled Delay, ‘Deny, Defend’, the book’s blur reads: “Why insurance companies don’t pay claims and what you can do about it.”<\/p>\n

United Healthcare was said to be holding an investor conference on Wednesday (December 4), but that was quickly canceled following the shooting.<\/p>\n

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The suspect was pictured at Starbucks minutes before gunning down the father-of-two (NYPD)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Andrew Witty, CEO of United Healthcare’s parent\u00a0company<\/a>\u00a0UnitedHealth Group, said at the event: “We\u2019re dealing with a very serious medical situation with one of our team members.<\/p>\n

“As a result, I\u2019m afraid, we\u2019re going to have to bring to a close the event.”<\/p>\n

While a potential motive is yet to be determined by police, Thompson’s wife, Paulette Thompson, also\u00a0spoke<\/a>\u00a0to NBC News where she revealed that\u00a0there had ‘been some threats’ made against her husband<\/a>, adding: “I don\u2019t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t really give a thoughtful response right now. I just found this out and I\u2019m trying to console my children.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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