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mzmolly

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31. Depose: to remove from a throne or other high position

Reply to haele (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 10:51 PM

Dec 5

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depose

It did seem very well planned and organized like a professional 'hit' might be. That said, the killer left several clues.

https://abc7ny.com/post/unitedhealthcare-ceo/15622866/

The working theory among detectives right now is that the shooting was carried out by someone who is not a professional killer because too many "mistakes" were made, sources said. Hitmen typically don't carry cell phones to their hits and the shots were fired from a distance that would be considered "too far" away from the victim, the sources said.

If he was a professional, he's likely new to the line of work.

Time will tell ...

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The CEO shooter looks like he's between 18 and 24 years old [View all] Quiet Em Dec 5 OP

He doesn't look that young to me. LisaL Dec 5 #1

No? Quiet Em Dec 5 #2

He does to me, too soandso Dec 5 #13

I've always thought he was some type of radical. LeftInTX Dec 5 #20

Yeah, I don't think someone denied a claim soandso Dec 5 #23

Anti capitalist anarchist! Holy Jesus! Prairie Gates Dec 5 #33

If it's a group soandso Dec 5 #34

Someone on DU said that we should be armed and planning a coup against the Trump dictatorship. LeftInTX Dec 6 #40

" the guy who assassinated Pres McKinley was an anarchist." Prairie Gates Dec 6 #43

I think it's looking more and more like soandso Dec 7 #72

He skipped the hello part. Baitball Blogger Dec 7 #67

Here LeftInTX Dec 5 #19

I agree. Looks more 28-34 range. blm Dec 5 #30

Looks young to me and with an engaging smile. Polly Hennessey Dec 5 #35

hired cartel shooter... back in Sinaloa by now. WarGamer Dec 5 #3

Thats exactly what i thought too. drray23 Dec 5 #5

A few things from what I understand Oneironaut Dec 5 #10

Saw this posted somewhere soandso Dec 5 #15

My impression was a "silencer" suppressed gun using subsonic ammo (quieter)... EX500rider Dec 6 #51

I don't know anything about guns soandso Dec 7 #60

No, NYPD said 6'1 soandso Dec 5 #14

Yeah, that's not their thing. Not their problem..LOL LeftInTX Dec 5 #21

Unless Sinaloa Cartel is insured by United Health Care soandso Dec 5 #24

LOL! LeftInTX Dec 5 #25

I'll bet they wouldn't deny their claims soandso Dec 5 #27

Why would a professional etch into the shell casings? misanthrope Dec 5 #6

directed by the client WarGamer Dec 5 #7

I've been wondering the same. yardwork Dec 5 #11

A person bankrupted by denied medical claims doesn't have money to hire a killer. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 5 #28

An estranged wife might. n/t Liberal In Texas Dec 6 #55

If professional, the person hiring might want to make a point. haele Dec 5 #8

Depose: to remove from a throne or other high position mzmolly Dec 5 #31

Maybe to throw people off trail ? drray23 Dec 5 #12

Misdirection Kaleva Dec 6 #50

You're just being droll, right? dpibel Dec 5 #16

my theory is sensible. WarGamer Dec 5 #17

I have this recollection of some people really hating speculation dpibel Dec 5 #18

Yeah, I mean cartels usually go out of their way NOT to kill American tourists in Mexico... LoveSucky Dec 5 #26

What do you know that these jokers don't? dpibel Dec 6 #47

A person bankrupted by denied medical claims doesn't have money to hire a killer. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 5 #29

The pictures from the hostel do look young, but I'd say 22-27 Prairie Gates Dec 5 #4

Interesting... Mike Nelson Dec 5 #9

He come from Atlanta to NYC via Greyhound bus on Nov 24th. LeftInTX Dec 5 #22

He did appear to be flirting in the toothy smile pic. mzmolly Dec 5 #32

Yeah, wouldn't that be something? soandso Dec 6 #38

Girl working around a masked man feels uneasy, flirts a little to determine normalcy... lostnfound Dec 6 #41

I don't think it's a mask soandso Dec 6 #42

LOL mzmolly Dec 6 #46

Doubt that a pro would've been hanging around a hostel flirting with the allegorical oracle Dec 6 #53

Exactly soandso Dec 7 #58

Process of elimination. Close family first, then friends, then UHC employees or belligerent customers. allegorical oracle Dec 7 #66

Or hacking soandso Dec 7 #70

The shooter knew Thompson would be at that spot at that time. yardwork Dec 7 #68

Yep. Have to hand it to this guy-- he seems to have really planned it out. Even DNA isn't useful allegorical oracle Dec 7 #69

All pertinent questions soandso Dec 7 #71

The shooting video ran again this a.m. A red SUV had its back-up lights on, allegorical oracle Dec 7 #73

I thought the police released video of the shooter arriving shortly beforehand. yardwork Dec 7 #74

Not really soandso Dec 7 #75

Check out this article. yardwork Dec 7 #77

Oh, that's interesting soandso Dec 6 #36

CNN tonight LeftInTX Dec 6 #37

Thanks! soandso Dec 6 #39

Paid everything cash Prairie Gates Dec 6 #45

Since anybody could have grabbed the ebike soandso Dec 6 #48

It's amazing that they haven't publicly named the guy Prairie Gates Dec 6 #49

It's all very intriguing soandso Dec 6 #54

Why didn't he weight down the backpack and misanthrope Dec 7 #62

Well, that backpack we're being shown soandso Dec 7 #64

Do buslines like Greyhound require ID to board like airlines do? Mark.b2 Dec 6 #56

No LeftInTX Dec 6 #57

He's a young, good-looking guy and that flirting will probably take him down. Vinca Dec 6 #44

too young to run for president PedroXimenez Dec 6 #52

His expression is like, not really that empathetic to any victims (non-covered or whomever) UTUSN Dec 7 #59

no shit Skittles Dec 7 #61

The first photos of the shooter at the scene Meowmee Dec 7 #63

Has anyone considered... Dulcinea Dec 7 #65

Alexander built his empire in his 20s. LuvLoogie Dec 7 #76