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Divers with the New York Police Department searched a Central Park pond for the gun used by the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Police say the shooter may have used a veterinary gun, which is a larger, quieter firearm typically used by farmers to put animals down. Meanwhile, officials released two new photos of the suspected shooter. In the images, shared late on Saturday night, the unnamed accused gunman is captured outside a taxi and then in the back of the cab. A medical mask is again covering his face.
The images come as police continue to uncover more evidence in the case. Officers found the suspect’s backpack in Central Park late Friday. Inside was two items: a Tommy Hilfiger jacket and Monopoly money, sources told ABC News.
While New York City Mayor Eric Adams insisted “the net is tightening” around the suspect, much remains a mystery as of Sunday morning. With the manhunt now entering its fifth day, the killer’s identity and his motive is still unknown.
Some NYPD investigators arrived in Atlanta Saturday as the manhunt goes multi-state.
Video: Moment gunman shoots UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson dead in New York City captured on surveillance videoMoment gunman shoots UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson dead in New York City captured on surveillance videoKatie Hawkinson9 December 2024 02:45
New York CEO shooting map: Movements of gunman who killed Brian ThompsonKatie Hawkinson9 December 2024 02:00
The unanswered questions: UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder leaves trail of unknownsHere are the questions left unanswered as police search for Brian Thompson’s killer — and everything we know about the potential answers:
Katie Hawkinson9 December 2024 01:15
ICYMI: Police reveal contents of shooter’s backpackThe New York Police Department said they found Monopoly money and a Tommy Hilfiger jacket inside a gray backpack believed to have belonged to the suspected killer.
Investigators found the backpack on Friday during the second search of Central Park.
Moments after shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson early Wednesday, the suspect fled the scene on a bike into Central Park, security footage showed.
Police have later footage of him entering the Port Authority Bus Terminal, but none of him leaving, indicating he may have left the city.
NYPD search Central Park for backpack of gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian ThompsonKatie Hawkinson9 December 2024 00:30
Full story: UnitedHealthcare CEO’s masked shooting suspect seen in new photos in back of taxiIn the two new pictures, released Saturday night, the suspect is seen wearing a black coat and a medical mask as he gets into the back of a cab.
Read on:
Katie Hawkinson8 December 2024 23:45
Watch: Surveillance footage shows UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter exiting subway station Surveillance footage shows UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter exiting subway stationKatie Hawkinson8 December 2024 23:00
ICYMI: Rep. Ro Khanna says he understands social media’s response to death of Brian ThompsonRo Khanna, a Democrat representing California’s 17th District, told ABC News he understands why many aren’t expressing sympathy for the murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
“There is no justification for violence, but the outpouring afterward has not surprised me,” Khanna said Sunday morning. “ I, as a Congressperson, had UnitedHealthcare deny a prescription for a nasal $100 pump spray, and I couldn’t get them to reverse this. So imagine what ordinary people are dealing with.”
“The biggest denial that comes when it’s cancer treatment,” Khanna added. “People are getting denied on cancer treatment, and my view is very simple. Why can’t we have a rule that if a doctor prescribes something, and if Medicare, traditional Medicare, is going to cover it, then private insurance companies should be forced to cover it?”
Katie Hawkinson8 December 2024 22:40
How did police find an unmasked photo of the suspect?New York Police Department investigators were able to find and release unmasked photos of the man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO thanks to a flirty moment with a hostel receptionist.
Images released by the NYPD Thursday showed the suspect unmasked. When the images were captured, the suspect was “flirting” with a woman who worked at the Upper West Side hostel he stayed in, law enforcement officials told ABC News.
Read the full story from The Independent’s Rhian Lubin:
Katie Hawkinson8 December 2024 22:20
‘I wanted to convey the rage’: Folk singer goes viral with song about Brian Thompson killingJoe DeVito was on a long drive from a gig in Nashville to New York on Thursday with the news of a health insurance CEO being gunned down heavy on his mind. He saw that people were using the death as an opportunity to express anger at the health insurance industry and share their own stories of being denied coverage for care. Along the way, in Virginia, he pulled over at a rest stop to record a song about it.
“I wanted to throw my two cents in and try and try and convey that rage, and why people are so mad,” he tells The Independent.
“As a songwriter, my job is to capture these emotions and sort of wrap them in melodies and rhymes in a way that makes them more digestible and helps people understand them,” he adds.
Richard Hall8 December 2024 22:00
See it: Officers patrol area where investigators searched for suspect’s firearm
A New York police officer patrols the pond near Bethesda Fountain in Central Park where divers searched for the gun used by the man who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson (Getty Images)
Police believe the suspect may have used a veterinary gun, a larger firearm used by farmers to put animals down quietly (Getty Images)Katie Hawkinson8 December 2024 21:40
