{"id":108081,"date":"2024-12-05T18:03:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-latest-police-appear-to-be-closing-in-on-shooters-identity-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T18:03:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:03:33","slug":"unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-latest-police-appear-to-be-closing-in-on-shooters-identity-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-latest-police-appear-to-be-closing-in-on-shooters-identity-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting latest: Police appear to be closing in on shooter&#8217;s identity, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-12-05\/Getty_UHCinvestigation_120524.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Police officers investigate the scene where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot\/Photo credit:  Kyle Mazza\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">(NEW YORK) &#8212; Police appear to be closing in on an identity of the man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan, sources told ABC News on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Police have sought a search warrant for a location in New York City where they believe the suspect may have been staying, sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The masked gunman shot Thompson several times at close range on Wednesday morning outside a Hilton Hotel where he was attending a conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The &#8220;brazen, targeted attack&#8221; was &#8220;premeditated,&#8221; NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. The motive remains unknown, police said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Detectives believe the gunman is not a professional killer, sources said. Bullet casings found at the scene had the words &#8220;deny,&#8221; &#8220;defend&#8221; and &#8220;depose&#8221; written on them, police sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thompson, 50, was in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1 s2\">New York City<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0for the UnitedHealthcare investors conference, which was scheduled to start at 8 a.m. His schedule was widely known, police sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The suspect &#8212; who was caught on surveillance cameras before, during and immediately after the shooting &#8212; had been lying in wait near the hotel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thompson was shot at about 6:40 a.m. After the shooting, the shooter fled on foot into an alley, where a phone believed to be linked to the suspect was later recovered, police sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The suspect then fled on a bike and he was last seen riding into Central Park at 6:48 a.m., police said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The shooter was caught on surveillance video at 5 a.m. the morning of the shooting outside Frederick Douglass Houses, a public housing project on the Upper West Side, sources told ABC News. That footage showed the suspect carrying what appeared to be an e-bike battery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Police have recovered a water bottle and candy wrapper from the scene of the shooting which they believe are linked to the gunman. Fingerprint and DNA tests on the items are ongoing, law enforcement sources told ABC News.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thompson&#8217;s wife, Paulette Thompson, said in a statement that she was &#8220;shattered&#8221; by the &#8220;senseless killing.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Brian was an incredibly loving, generous, talented man who truly lived life to the fullest and touched so many lives,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Most importantly, Brian was an incredibly loving father to our two sons and will be greatly missed.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Police urge the public to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS with any information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><em><span class=\"s1\">ABC News&#8217; Mark Crudele and Josh Margolin contributed to this report.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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