The main suspect appears captured in an image of the coffee chain, shortly before the murder. Three bullet casings and ammunition are also being analyzed for possible traces of DNA.
The police of New York is focusing on some clues to identify the murderer of Brian Thompson, the CEO of the UnitedHealthCare company who was shot in the chest outside a hotel in Manhattan. Authorities revealed that the suspect was photographed in a starbucks nearby, minutes before the shooting.
Although he appeared masked, police sources told CBS that the mask is pulled down enough so that his eyes and part of his nose can be seen. To do this, the researchers are using a facial recognition software to try to find a match.
The objective of the investigation: find the culprit
A motive for the murder has not yet been identified and police said: The attacker fled without taking any of Thompson’s belongings.. Three bullet casings and three live rounds of ammunition are being analyzed for DNA after being found at the scene.
They themselves had the words “deny”, “defend” and “depose”. Researchers believe this could be a reference to the “three D’s of insurance”a well-known reference made by industry opponents.
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The terms refer to tactics used by insurance companies to deny payment claims from patients in the complicated and largely private U.S. health care system.
It was found a mobile phone in an alley, along the suspect’s escape routewhich is also being analyzed. Investigators said they would search Thompson’s room at the nearby Marriott, which is around the corner from where the incident occurred.
The CEO of the largest health insurer in the US was shot to death in front of a hotel in Manhattan
The director of the American insurance company UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was shot to the chest in New York City. The incident occurred shortly before 07:00 EST (noon GMT) on Wednesday outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. They suspect that the man was the target of the attack and the motives are unknown.
Thompson was scheduled to speak at an investor conference later that day.. The 50-year-old man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. A suspect fled the scene and remains at large, the NYPD said.
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