A former NYPD inspector describes 'murder-for-hire' plot of UnitedHealthcare CEO as unlikely and points out unusual gun used in the attack.
Former NYPD inspector and Fox News Contributor Paul Mauro said the type of weapon used by the gunman who murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan Hilton hotel Wednesday could work to police's advantage, and addressed rumors the suspect may have worked as a hitman.
Mauro said what makes this case even more interesting is the type of gun that was used. 'Now he looks like he's got either a very long barrel or a silencer. Silencers are de facto illegal, and they're very, very hard to come by. So a lot of them are homemade. That said, it could just be a long barrel gun,' Mauro described. 'The gun appears to need to be racked after each shot. Unusual.
They'll know how many shots were fired, whether any went in and out, they'll recover the bullets and get more information, in addition to what they already have on the shell casings,' Baden said. 'The unshot bullets are interesting, but irrelevant as far as saying that it came from his gun -- if they find the gun.
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