I noticed that too.. Also if you somehow click in the square, it tries to send you to a weird uboob thing, so you have to try to click just in the fullerton area? It took me a couple of clicks to get just his post itself without the pop up. All these stupid social sites have so many hidden pixel hyperlinks it pisses my off.
Sad. And yes, by whom and why? The hired gun is expendable. Interesting isn't it that insurance companies are some of the top largest corporations in the country? And that insurance company may have been in line to own social security.
When a insurance takes over a public service, it normally also gets full control of all money accounts. The insurance corp for the most part keeps the account interest income.On top of all the fees they charge.
A heavy crime hit, or just a client or a relative of one who felt they had been screwed by an insurance company. You have some very heavy medical bill situations occur down there. It even made our morning news up here. ;-)
Manhunt under way after ‘brazen’ attack that killed UnitedHealthcare CEO in New York City
Police are searching for a masked man who shot Brian Thompson, 50, outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan
UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting – latest updates Healthcare boss’s fatal shooting: what we know so far
Anna Betts and Rachel Leingang in Minnesota Thu 5 Dec 2024 04.08 AEDT
The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, one of the US’s largest health insurers, was fatally shot in the chest on Wednesday in midtown Manhattan, police confirmed in a press conference.
Brian Thompson, 50, was shot outside the Hilton Hotel at 1335 Avenue of the Americas just after 6.45am after arriving early for the annual UnitedHealthcare investor conference. A man wearing a mask approached him and fired at him repeatedly, police said.
Police said that they believe that Thompson was targeted in the attack. This was a “brazen targeted attack”, New York’s police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, said, adding that this “does not appear to be a random act of violence”.
“I want to be clear at this time, every indication is that this was a premeditated, pre-planned targeted attack,” she added.
The New York police department chief of detectives, Joseph Kenny, said that Thompson was found by police on the sidewalk in front of the Hilton with gunshot wounds to his back and his leg. He was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital in critical condition, where he was pronounced dead at 7.12am.
The gunman arrived at the location on foot about five minutes before Thompson’s arrival at the scene, police said. From surveillance video, police said that Thompson was seen at 6.44am walking alone towards the Hilton.
The video then shows the gunman appearing to ignore other pedestrians who pass by. He approaches Thompson from behind and shoots him in the back before going toward the victim and continuing to shoot.
Authorities said the gun then appeared to malfunction, and the gunman cleared the jam before firing again and fleeing northbound into an alleyway between 54th Street and 55th Street. The shooter then continued to walk westbound on the Avenue of the Americas, where he got on to an electric Citi Bike and rode northbound on the Avenue of the Americas towards Central Park.
Brian Thompson, CEO of United Health Group. Photograph: United Health Group
Police say that they recovered three live nine millimeter rounds and three discharged nine millimeter shell casings. Authorities also recovered a cellphone.
The shooter appeared to be a light-skinned male, authorities said, adding that he was wearing a light-brown or cream-colored jacket, a black face mask, black and white sneakers, and a very distinctive grey backpack.
Police are searching for the gunman and offering up to $10,000 to anyone with information regarding Thompson’s death, as stated on a newly released flyer with two surveillance photos. The flyer shows a photo of a gunman, all in black with a grey backpack, holding a firearm, and another of the gunman on a bicycle.
The New York Times also reported that the gunman reportedly knew which door Thompson was going to enter and shot him several times from mere feet away before fleeing.
Officials have said that no arrests have been made yet and that the investigation is ongoing. The motive is currently unknown.
Thompson’s wife, Paulette Thompson, told NBC News that he had been receiving threats.
“There had been some threats,” she explained in a phone call. “Basically, I don’t know, a lack of coverage? I don’t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him.”
She also told the outlet that the police had informed her that it appeared the shooting was “a planned attack”.
“I can’t really give a thoughtful response right now. I just found this out and I’m trying to console my children,” she added.
UnitedHealthcare did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Guardian but released a statement on the incident shortly after noon ET.
“We are deeply saddened and shocked at the passing of our dear friend and colleague Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare,” the statement reads. “Brian was a highly respected colleague and friend to all who worked with him. We are working closely with the New York Police Department and ask for your patience and understanding during this difficult time. Our hearts go out to Brian’s family and all who were close to him.”
The UnitedHealth Group was scheduled to host its annual investor conference for analysts and institutional investors in New York City on Wednesday, beginning at 8am local time.
On Wednesday morning, two buildings associated with the company had their flags – US flags, Minnesota flags and company flags – at half-mast. There was a police officer outside one building, but otherwise the buildings were quiet.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the New York Hilton Midtown told the Guardian: “We are deeply saddened by this morning’s events in the area and our thoughts are with all affected by the tragedy” and directed any further questions the New York police department.
Amar Abdelmula, a driver who witnessed the incident, told ABC News he heard “the shot” adding: “It was silent gun, black gun.” He said he saw the shooter running across the street and tried to take a picture but he was too far away.
“I was shocked,” Abdelmula said. He said he was afraid of being shot too, adding: “I saw everything.”
Speaking about the shooting, the New York City mayor, Eric Adams, said it did not appear to be a random attack and that police were reviewing evidence from the scene, including video.
“This was not what appears to be a just random act of violence” Adams said, according to the Associated Press. “It seems to be clearly targeted by an individual and we will apprehend that individual.”
Thompson was named chief executive officer for UnitedHealthcare in April 2021, according to the company. Prior to this role, he served as CEO of UnitedHealthcare government programs including Medicare and retirement and community and state. Before leading government programs, Thompson served as CEO of UnitedHealthcare medicare and retirement.
Thompson, who lives in Minnesota, joined UnitedHealth Group in 2004.
Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, called the shooting “horrifying news and a terrible loss for the business and healthcare community in Minnesota” in a statement on Wednesday.
“Minnesota is sending our prayers to Brian’s family and the UnitedHealthcare team,” Walz added.
The US senator from Minnesota Amy Klobuchar said in a statement that this was a “horrifying and shocking act of violence” adding: “My thoughts are with Brian Thompson’s family and loved ones and all those working at UnitedHealthcare in Minnesota.”
Brian Thompson’s sister-in-law Elena Reveiz told the New York Times this morning that she was still processing the news of Thompson’s death.
“He was a good person, and I am so sad,” Reveiz said, adding that Thompson was a good father to his two children. Reveiz said she was on her way to be with their family.
Why top internet sleuths say they won't help find the UnitedHealthcare CEO killer
"The CEO of United Health got clipped this morning. I can't wait for the spin on this one. An obviously organized hit but by whom?"
Related: [...]Bullets fired at UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had words written on them, officials say Bullets that an unidentified gunman used to shoot and kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday morning had words written on them, CBS News has confirmed. P - The words "deny," "defend" and "depose" appeared on shell casings recovered from the scene of the shooting in New York City, according to law enforcement officials. The officials said they are examining whether the words relate to a possible motive involving insurance companies and their responses to claims. ABC News first reported this information. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=175483804
TikTok users who would normally leap at the chance to identify an alleged criminal are standing down during the manhunt for the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. [...] Although Sparks, 34, has been tapped by law enforcement in the past to help train officers on how to find suspects online, according to emails seen by NBC News, she said this time she isn’t interested in helping police.
Sparks, who also works in health care as a lactation consultant and holds a doctorate of pharmacy, didn’t mince words when asked if her community was working to find the suspect in Thompson’s murder.
“Absolutely the f--- not,” she said.
Another popular TikTok sleuth, thatdaneshguy, who has 2 million followers on the platform, made a video that was critical of the health care industry, saying that he wouldn’t try to identify the killer. “I don’t have to encourage violence. I don’t have to condone violence by any means. But I also don’t have to help,” he said.
That attitude among some content creators comes amid amplified attention on frustrations with medical care in the U.S. in the wake of the killing.
A Gallup poll released Friday found that Americans believe health care quality is at a 24-year low. Those polled said health care coverage is even worse, with 54% saying it’s fair or poor.
Online sleuths have helped the FBI identify hundreds of Capitol rioters and catch previously arrested Jan. 6 defendants committing crimes that the bureau’s own review had missed, in one case even finding evidence of a Proud Boy assaulting an officer in the middle of his seditious conspiracy trial.
And when Gabby Petito, 22, went missing as she documented her cross-country travels on social media with her fiancé, online sleuths jumped into action. It was later determined that Petito was killed by her fiancé Brian Laundrie, who died by suicide.
At least one person who did try to help find Thompson’s killer was criticized on X, formerly known as Twitter, for doing so.
In a viral post, Riley Walz, a software engineer, said he was “fairly confident” about where the shooter fled to on a bike after scouring data from the Citi Bike’s bikeshare program. He said he shared the information with the police.
But a source close to Lyft, which operates Citi Bike, later said the NYPD told the company directly that the incident did not involve the bikeshare program.
Walz declined to comment Friday. Since his post, some X users have called him a “snitch.” McWhorter, or TikTok’s TizzyEnt, said backlash toward those who did try to help might cause others to not want to step in.
“If you’re seeing it in such a groundswell, I have to imagine that factors into some people’s decision,” he said.
But mostly, McWhorter said, “there’s this weird thing, this vibe of like, I don’t see a bunch of people just feeling an urgency.”
McWhorter posted his first video about the incident Friday evening. The roughly two-minute video was about “how much people don’t care.”
Sukrit Venkatagiri, an assistant professor of computer science at Swarthmore College, said many people feel a lack of connection with a wealthy CEO.
“They don’t really empathize with who the victim is in this scenario,” Venkatagiri said.
Venkatagiri, who has studied the harms of misinformation and disinformation as well as crowd sourcing investigations, said, anecdotally, he has seen less talk of finding Thompson’s killer on spaces like the subreddit r/Reddit Bureau of Investigations, an online sleuthing page on Reddit that claims it is “using the power of the internet to solve real-world problems.”
“People are less motivated, from an altruistic perspective, to help this victim in this specific case,” Venkatagiri said. [...] Investigators believe the shooter may have traveled to New York City from Atlanta last month by bus, three senior law enforcement officials familiar with the case told NBC News.
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