Insurance CEO shooting suspect likely left NYC: Police

Law enforcement officials believe the suspected gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday has now left New York City on a bus.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) told NewsNation live footage shows the suspect quickly fled the scene after the shooting, riding uptown on a bicycle before heading to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station. 

Police believe he boarded a departing vehicle toward an unknown location.

Investigators say the attack in midtown Manhattan outside of the hotel hosting the insurance company’s annual investor conference was a “brazen, targeted attack.”

The NYPD reported messages etched on the shell casings from the gun used to commit the murder with the words, “deny,” “defend” and “depose” in addition to potential DNA evidence left behind at the site. 

Those three words are similar to the title of a 2010 book, “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It.”

A photo of the unmasked suspect was circulated Thursday by the department, with police offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest. 

The Hill has reached out to the NYPD for comment.

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