A shooter kills UnitedHealthcare's CEO in an ambush in New York, police say

NEW YORK (AP) — UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot and killed Wednesday in a "brazen, targeted attack" outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding its investor conference, police said, setting off a massive dragnet hours before the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting nearby.

Brian Thompson, 50, was shot around 6:45 a.m. as he walked alone to the New York Hilton Midtown from a nearby hotel, police said. The shooter appeared to be "lying in wait for several minutes" before approaching Thompson from behind and opening fire, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica T...

 

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