The CEO of UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot on Wednesday morning outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in what police say was a targeted attack, police sources told the New York Post. FOX 5 NY's Dan Bowens has the latest.
outside a New York City hotel in a targeted hit — was a father of two hailed as a “stand-up guy” by those who knew him.
Thompson was cited as an integral part of the UnitedHealth Group, the largest private insurer in the nation that sits in fourth place on the Fortune 500.Thompson graduated valedictorian at the University of Iowa in 1997, where he earned his bachelor’s of business administration in accounting. Wife of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson says her husband had been receiving ‘some threats’ prior to fatal shooting
“Brian’s experience, relationships and values make him especially well-suited to help UnitedHealthcare improve how healthcare works for consumers, physicians, employers, governments and our other partners, leading to continued and sustained long-term growth,” Witty said at the time., 51, a fellow University of Iowa graduate who serves as a physical therapist at the Park Nicollet Health Services clinic in Minneapolis.
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