Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, fatally shot outside NYC hotel

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot in what police said appears to be a "premeditated, preplanned targeted attack" outside the New York Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning.

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot in what police said appears to be a "premeditated, preplanned targeted attack" outside the New York Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning.

Brian Thompson, 50, was on his way to speak at UnitedHealth Group's investor conference when the gunman approached from behind and "fired several rounds," Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.

He was struck at least once in the back and at least once in the right calf, Tisch said, adding that the gunman was "lying in wait for several minutes."

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"Many people passed the suspect, but he appeared to wait for his intended target," she said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-fatally-shot-nyc-hotel-police-say-rcna182789

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