NY - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in Midtown.

[Betty P]

Class Action Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE:UNH)​

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/class-action-lawsuit-against-unitedhealth-group-inc-nyse-unh

 

[Inthedetails]

"Thompson in May was sued for alleged fraud and illegal insider trading. The Hollywood Firefighters' Pension Fund filed a lawsuit ... alleging the executives schemed to inflate the company's stock by failing to disclose a U.S. Justice Department antitrust investigation into the company....

The lawsuit claimed Thompson knew about the investigation as early as October 2023 and sold 31% of his company shares, making a $15 million profit, 11 days before the Journal publicized the probe. The Journal report sent UnitedHealth's stock sinking 5%."

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[Curiousobserver]

Thousands of posts on Bluesky and X doxing, with photos and home addresses, other healthcare executives. I have never seen such disregard for others safety.

 

[Inthedetails]

I think even if tried to use new or different backpack, the mannerism in which I carry mine would subconsciously pull through and I'd still be recognized. I say this with the thought that he doesn't look awkward, uncomfortable, or out of place wearing the backpack and think it's something he's used to carrying.

Edited to clean up grammar.

I do think someone will recognize his face, body, movements. We don't have a lot of images, but if you know this guy, you know.

(Of course the Delphi case would teach us otherwise, for those who followed that one.)

jmo

 

[Inthedetails]

The video shows him in a suit. I, too, thought that if he was out for any length of time he'd be in a coat.
MOO

I think we can assume he was staying nearby and the walk was not far.

jmo

 

[MassGuy]

Supect in shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO did not flee on a Citi Bike, law enforcement source says​

From CNN’s Brynn Gingras
The e-bike used by the suspect who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was not a Citi Bike, a law enforcement official tells CNN.

As CNN previously reported, the suspect fled — first on foot, then on an e-bike — and was last seen in Central Park early this morning, according to police.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson-death-12-04-24/index.html

 

[Curiousobserver]

I think we can assume he was staying nearby and the walk was not far.

jmo

He was staying across the street at the Luxury, which is the name of the other hotel.

 

[Chimera]

"Thompson in May was sued for alleged fraud and illegal insider trading. The Hollywood Firefighters' Pension Fund filed a lawsuit ... alleging the executives schemed to inflate the company's stock by failing to disclose a U.S. Justice Department antitrust investigation into the company....

The lawsuit claimed Thompson knew about the investigation as early as October 2023 and sold 31% of his company shares, making a $15 million profit, 11 days before the Journal publicized the probe. The Journal report sent UnitedHealth's stock sinking 5%."

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Not random then, and most likely Brian T. was targeted in a hired hit ?
Is it possibly someone at UH thought he'd spill the beans... so they had him silenced ?
Omo.

 

[Inthedetails]

He was staying across the street at the Luxury, which is the name of the other hotel.

Thank you - I missed that info. I wonder when he arrived in town and what he did the night before.

jmo

 

[Jcm2293]

Shots to the head are extremely difficult, and police training, for example, often emphasizes 3 shots to the chest as having a greater possibility of a successful immobilization of the target. Some of the descriptions of the incident in this thread also say that the victim turned to face the shooter after he was shot in the leg, and then was apparently shot frontally. More details will emerge, I think. Lack of a shot to the head does not mean a non-professional assassin.

One thing that is of interest is the pistol jamming. The shooter is knowledgeable enough to recover from the pistol jam and complete the murder. The unused rounds ejected and left on the sidewalk indicate some difficulty, and perhaps a lack of experience with the pistol he used. However, if the shooter was familiar with the combination of this particular pistol, silencer and ammunition, a jam shouldn't have occurred. Possibly, he hadn't tested the ammunition or the pistol. Another possibility is that the murder weapon was left for the shooter for retrieval somewhere, and that the weapon wasn't his.

Posted before.

In theory, yes. Extreme could can congeal, or perhaps even freeze the lubricating oil. The gun will then be less likely to cycle correctly, causing repeated jams.

But... in practice, I think the above would require the weapon to be left outside several days on the Russian front, or at the Korean War's equally frozen Chosin Reservoir.

my opinion is he was using sub sonic ammunition. These often don’t create enough negative pressure to clear the chamber, so they jam. Are much quieter

 

[x_files]

My thoughts, too. Who benefits most from his death?

His employers? Was he planning to whistleblow on another employee when meeting with the DOJ?

 

[MassGuy]

Thank you - I missed that info. I wonder when he arrived in town and what he did the night before.

jmo

Law enforcement said at that presser he arrived on Monday.

 

[x_files]

I do think someone will recognize his face, body, movements. We don't have a lot of images, but if you know this guy, you know.

(Of course the Delphi case would teach us otherwise, for those who followed that one.)

jmo

He looks very generic to me, but a close friend may recognize him.

 

[citizen_sleuth]

I think he had intel too. I think we'll see a conspiracy, not a lone shooter working independently.

jmo

I agree, primarily because the shooting happened outside one of the side entrances to the Hilton and not the main entrance on 6th Avenue. The shooter could have easily learned that the investors' day gathering was taking place at the Hilton from public sources, but MOO he could not have known Brian would enter the building from that specific side entrance without inside intel.

 

[airportwoman]

Thousands of posts on Bluesky and X doxing, with photos and home addresses, other healthcare executives. I have never seen such disregard for others safety.

That is absolutely disgusting.

 

[Sadi]

Class Action Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE:UNH)​

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/class-action-lawsuit-against-unitedhealth-group-inc-nyse-unh

Interesting! Could it be a colleague and/or another investor that wasn’t included in the “selling plan” early enough is involved with this killing as revenge? MOO

 

[Curiousobserver]

Thank you - I missed that info. I wonder when he arrived in town and what he did the night before.

jmo

Someone on the inside fed this guy the information. There are six doors and hotels on all sides. He could have stayed at the Hilton itself after all. He could have been staying anywhere, he could have used a Uber etc…. The killer knew exactly where he would be.

 

[BUF]

Per CNN, a water bottle was found identical to the one shooter bought at Starbucks with 2 power bars. Possible dna may be found on it.

 

[whitelilac]

I don't know if this will get solved IF this was a hired hit.
I think back to a case in my area some years ago, where a prominent attorney involved in a major contentious corporate case, was assassinated in his driveway. A quiet cul de sac, one way in and out, no vehicles or persons detected on cameras, no noise. Killer had presumably hiked up the canyon in the back. It was never solved.
But circumstances and environment were different of course, and here it does seem there were mistakes.

 

[StarryStarryNight]

I was thinking in a similar direction. The killer is tall and gangly, with that smug youthful stride which makes me think he is in his twenties. Dressed in black bloc; could be a political hit against the corporation the victim was employed by. MOO

Like the Unabomber, raging against corporations and technology.
Maybe this guy raging against perceived greed of large corporations.