The suspect who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel may have left a message about the bullet he used to kill the executive Wednesday morning, police officials said. It is said that there is.
New York City police say messages that may have been written on live bullets and shell casings (the words “reject,” “resign,” and “defend”) were left behind by a masked assassin after he shot and killed the approximately 50-year-old Thompson several times. ) is currently being investigated. Officials said they fled at 6:46 a.m.
Police recovered three live 9mm bullets and three ejected shell casings in front of the Hilton Hotel on Sixth Avenue, where Thompson, of Minnesota, was scheduled to host an investor conference, police officials said. .
Officials said some pieces of evidence each contained the word, indicating the gunman may have been trying to leave a message.
The masked gunman used a silencer and appears to be an experienced gunman, according to surveillance footage obtained by the Post.
However, he may have made some significant mistakes that could help investigators easily identify him.
Sources said he stopped at a nearby Starbucks and threw his coffee cup in the trash before the killing. Sources said police dug it out of a trash can and are taking it as evidence.
Investigators also found a phone believed to belong to the suspect in an alley near the Hilton, officials said.
The search for the suspect is ongoing and the NYPD is offering a $10,000 reward for information.
