UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside Manhattan’s Hilton Hotel on Wednesday.
The shooting unfolded around 6:45am in Midtown, just hours before New Yorkers gather in the neighborhood for the annual Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center.
Thompson, 50, was fatally shot in the chest by a masked man, who then fled down 6th Avenue and is being sought by police, sources told the New York Post.
The CEO was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, and was later pronounced dead.
Thompson, who was named UnitedHealthcare CEO in 2021 and earned a reported $10 million a year, was slated to speak at an investor meeting at the Hilton Hotel later in the day.
A huge police presence descended on the scene Wednesday morning. The NYPD has not yet released a motive.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information is confirmed.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside Manhattan’s Hilton Hotel on Wednesday
Thompson was fatally shot in the chest at 6:45am
