The New York City Police Department released surveillance images of the suspect wanted in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Thompson, 50, was shot and killed outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan just after 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday.
The suspect approached Thompson from behind and shot him in the back and leg. The gunman then ran across the street and hid in an alleyway before fleeing the scene on an e-bike. The suspect discarded a cell phone in the alley.
Three shell casings were found at the scene.
Police also recovered a water bottle and candy wrapper at the scene of the shooting which they believe are linked to the gunman. Fingerprint and DNA analysis were conducted on the items, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Police executed a search warrant at a location in New York City where they believe the suspect may have been staying, sources told ABC News.
Police analyzed surveillance footage around New York City and captured footage of the suspect at 5 a.m. outside Frederick Douglass Houses, a public housing project on the Upper West Side. The footage showed the suspect carrying what appeared to be an e-bike battery.
On Thursday morning NBC 4 New York reported the suspect wrote the messages “defend,” “deny,” and “depose” on three shell casings left at the scene.
The message is similar to a book on insurance companies refusing to pay claims titled, “Delay, Deny, Defend.”
The book’s subtitle is, “Why insurance companies don’t pay claims and what you can do about it.”
UnitedHealthcare has the highest claim denial rates in the entire health insurance industry at 32%.
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