The CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance division was shot dead outside theHilton hotel in New York. According to the police, Brian Thompson50 years old, was the victim of a “targeted attack”. Was in the hotel just before 7 this morning, arriving early for a conferencewhen a masked man who was waiting for him shot him repeatedly and fled eastward from the 6th Avenuereports the New York Post.
Thompsonhit in the chest, was rushed to hospital Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead. Andrew WittyCEO of the parent company UnitedHealth Groupsaid the company was holding its own Investor Day conference at the hotel on Wednesday, and that Thompson should have participated. The conference has been cancelled.
The suspect was described as a white man wearing a cream colored jacketone black mask And black and white sneakers. Witnesses told the Post who had been noticed while wandering near thehotelon the 6th Avenue.
According to sources cited by the newspaper, when he saw Thompson he started shooting from afar, hitting him several times, and then fled across the Ziegfeld alleyis mounted on a bicycle to move away from the scene.
Thompsonwho worked at UnitedHealth for 20 years, he has assumed the role of CEO in 2021 and had its headquarters in Minnetonkain Minnesota. Previously he had worked for six years at Minneapolis at PwCan auditing and accounting firm.
He previously led the company’s government programs, including Medicare And Retirement. UnitedHealth Groupwhich employs more than 100,000 people in America, ranks fourth on the list Fortune 500.