Police pursue new leads on CEO assassin
Former homicide detective Brian Foley shares insight into the investigation into the shooter responsible for the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
A mysterious phone call made by a suspect wanted for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could provide “real data points” for investigators to zero in on, law enforcement experts say. He told FOX News Digital.
A video has appeared An unidentified gunman is seen holding a cellphone to his ear less than 15 minutes before opening fire in Manhattan. Police later recovered a mobile phone that had fallen into an alleyway that the gunman used to flee the scene.
“If he was really on the phone at the time, his cell phone was on the phone, so you could just dump the cell phone tower. You'd need a search warrant to do that, and that's a lot of data. '' said Paul, a former New York City police officer and FOX News contributor. Mauro told Fox News Digital.
“We’ve got the video – we’ve got a pretty good location and time, so what happens? [is that] Place that phone within a particular cell grid, look at the data at the point in time where you think that call was made, and look at the calls that were made there. By process of elimination, Mauro added, “If you look at the phone number assigned to that phone, you'll find out who he was calling.” “And now you have a real data point.”
Live updates: UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson murdered
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed Wednesday morning in midtown Manhattan. (Businesswire | NYPD Crimestoppers)
Former FBI agent Bill Daly told FOX News Digital that law enforcement will go to cell phone companies and, through subpoenas, “probably not only know who he was calling, but who he was calling right before the incident.” “We are able to obtain additional details about the person who may have been seen speaking on the phone.” as well as any other calls that may have been made previously. ”
“We don't know when he bought the phone. That's also very important to understand. Did he buy it here in New York? Is he from New York? Somewhere else? Did you buy it on location and bring it to New York? There's a lot of information you can get from that one device without actually knowing what the verbal communication was,” Daley added.
Investigators start small, focusing on family to find motive in United Healthcare CEO killing
A screenshot of surveillance footage released by the NYPD shows a person wanted in connection with the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, December 4th. There is. (NYPD Crime Stoppers)
Former New York State Homeland Security Advisor Michael Balboni told Fox News Digital that information can be found based on the numbers in recovered cell phones.
“Let's take a look at the numbers he's calling. Start calling those numbers and run a reverse directory lookup. This is very easy to do. And if it's home, If it's a different cell phone, you can just go to your house and sit down and say, “Who has the contract?'' Then talk to those people,'' Balboni said.
As of noon Friday, the suspect remained at large.
The suspect was apparently seen making a phone call before Wednesday's shooting. (NYPD Crime Stoppers)
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“We're on the right path,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams told NY1, according to the New York Times. “We're going to bring this person to justice.”
