Everything we know after UnitedHealthcare CEO killed in New York City

The CEO of US security institution UnitedHealthcare has been shot and killed extracurricular a edifice successful New York City.

Brian Thompson was changeable successful the thorax soon earlier 7am EST (12pm GMT) extracurricular the Hilton edifice successful Midtown Manhattan.

The 50-year-old was killed successful a ‘brazen, targeted attack’ arsenic helium was preparing to be his company’s yearly capitalist conference, NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch said successful a property conference.

The gunman remains astatine ample aft fleeing the scene. Tisch said helium had been ‘lying successful wait’ for respective minutes earlier approaching Mr Thompson and shooting him successful the backmost and successful the close calf. Here’s everything we cognize truthful far.

• Suspect was past seen successful Central Park connected Central Drive, constabulary say
• NYC Mayor Eric Adams says constabulary probe suggests shooting was targeted, not random
• Police accidental limb jammed during attack
• UnitedHealthcare Group is cancelling its league and different events
• Brian Thompson had been UnitedHealthcare CEO since April 2021
• As portion of his relation helium oversaw authorities programs including Medicare & Retirement and Community & State

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