NYPD releases 2 new pictures of man sought in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

The New York Police Division on Saturday launched two new pictures of an individual being sought within the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The pictures are the most recent in a collection by the NYPD of the identical particular person needed for questioning in Wednesday’s killing.

The particular person may be seen in one of many pictures by way of the partition of what seems to be a New York Metropolis taxi, sporting a blue medical masks and a black hoodie.

The opposite photograph, taken from inside a automotive, reveals the person exterior the window strolling alongside the car whereas sporting the identical blue masks and a dark-colored puffer jacket with the hood pulled over his head.

The NYPD has stated investigators have been in a position to observe a few of his actions by taxi.

Because the investigation into Thompson’s killing and the manhunt for the gunman carried into Saturday, three sources aware of the probe instructed NBC Information there was nonetheless no identification of the particular person of curiosity.

A mixed $60,000 in reward cash is being supplied by the FBI, Crime Stoppers and the NYPD for info resulting in the arrest of the gunman.

Thompson was gunned down exterior the New York Hilton Midtown lodge as he was on his strategy to UnitedHealth Group’s investor convention Wednesday morning, officers have stated.

Thompson was shot at the least as soon as within the again and as soon as in the fitting calf. He was not touring with safety.

“Primarily based on the proof we’ve got to this point, it does seem the sufferer was particularly focused,” Joseph Kenny, NYPD chief of detectives, stated earlier within the week. “However at this level, we have no idea why.”

New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated Wednesday it was a “premeditated, preplanned focused assault.”

Shell casings discovered on the scene had the phrases “deny,” “delay” and “depose” written on them, police stated.

Police additionally discovered a grey backpack in Central Park that the particular person of curiosity was stated to be carrying on the time of the slaying. Officers had been trying into whether or not it was in reality the identical bag, two senior legislation enforcement officers instructed NBC Information.

A cellphone was discovered by police close to the scene, and investigators are attempting to make use of it to be taught extra concerning the man’s contacts and his motion, two sources aware of the probe stated.

4 sources aware of the investigation instructed NBC Information on Saturday that no gun was discovered within the backpack. Three sources stated there was a jacket within the bag, nevertheless it stays unclear whether or not it’s the jacket the gunman wore on the time of the taking pictures.

Authorities imagine the person being sought in reference to the killing could have left the state.

Kenny instructed reporters that video reveals the person driving a motorbike in Central Park, then taking a taxi to the Port Authority bus station near the George Washington Bridge.

Investigators are in search of further video to find out if he received on a bus from there, and in that case which one.

Police imagine he could have traveled to New York Metropolis from Atlanta final month by Greyhound bus, three senior legislation enforcement officers aware of the case instructed NBC Information. The bus arrived in New York on Nov. 24, after making a number of stops alongside the best way, they stated.

Officers in New York are trying into whether or not they can discover a title used for the Nov. 24 journey, and each Atlanta police and Greyhound are helping within the probe.

Whereas in New York, the person stayed at a hostel on Manhattan’s Higher West Facet, the NYPD stated at a Friday briefing. Authorities are working to find out whether or not he paid in money and used a pretend ID to hire a room there.

Roommates on the hostel stated he saved his masks on the whole time, even whereas consuming, solely pulling it right down to take a chunk, the NYPD stated.

Thompson’s spouse, Paulette Thompson, instructed NBC Information on Wednesday that her husband had been receiving threats, however she was unclear of their nature.

“There had been some threats,” she stated. “Mainly, I don’t know, a scarcity of protection? I don’t know particulars. I simply know that he stated there have been some those who had been threatening him.”