UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot in the chest
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, sources told Fox News.
Sources told Fox News that Thompson was shot in the chest and leg shortly before his UnitedHealthcare annual investors meeting.
The sources said the shooting was not a random incident.
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The CEO of UnitedHealthcare was shot and killed in NYC, sources say. (Fox News Digital/ UnitedHealthcare / Fox News)
Without identifying the victim, the New York City Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital that a 50-year-old man was shot in the chest outside the Hilton Hotel on 6th Ave. at approximately 6:46 a.m. and was transported to Mt. Sinai West, where he was pronounced deceased. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
The New York Post first identified Thompson as the shooting victim.
Scene near the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, NY where a man was shot to death in this morning according to police, Wednesday, December 4, 2024. The victim is reported to be 50 year-old, Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare. | Fox News
Fox News Digital reached out to UnitedHealthcare but did not immediately hear back.
UnitedHealth Group is the largest health insurance company by market share, according to the American Medical Association.
