Shooting of healthcare executive in New York was a 'pre-planned, targeted attack' say police
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New York City police commissioner calls killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO a "brazen, targeted attack."

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  • Optional@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago
    • Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot on Wednesday morning in a targeted attack outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel.
    • Thompson was in Manhattan for UnitedHealthcare’s 2024 investor conference when he was killed.
    • The New York Police Department reported that the suspect fled the scene and remains at large; no arrests have been made.
      • chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world
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        19 days ago

        The cops said he waited in the freezing cold in one spot for ten minutes before taking the shot and fleeing down an alley to a bike he had waiting. This was 100% premeditated.

        In unrelated news, I have an erection that will probably last longer than 4 hours.

    • anachronist@midwest.socialEnglish
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      19 days ago

      Thompson was in Manhattan for UnitedHealthcare’s 2024 investor conference

      LOL

      He sure as fuck wasn’t there for the “help people access affordable, reliable, high quality healthcare conference”.