UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed in a shooting outside a hotel in Midtown, Manhattan.
NEW YORK - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed in a shooting Wednesday morning outside a hotel in Midtown , Manhattan , the NYPD says.A spokesperson for United Health told CBS News the shooting took place during the company's investors conference. Police sources say the 50-year-old CEO was shot once in the chest in what appears to be a targeted attack. He was rushed to Mount Sinai West, but did not survive his injuries.
outside the Hilton Midtown hotel on Sixth Avenue near West 54th Street. More than a dozen officers responded and blocked off West 54th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues for the morning commute. The hotel is located in a busy area, just blocks away from Rockefeller Center, where the annual tree lighting ceremony will be held Wednesday night. One witness said he was sitting inside his car when he heard the gunshots. 'I was looking at my phone and I hear the shot,' he said.
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