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LeftInTX

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37. CNN tonight

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 12:03 AM

Dec 6

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson-death-12-5-24?t=1733461418111

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https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson-death-12-5-24#cm4c2ivsi000q3b6s7b9vw1a3
The NYPD released photos of surveillance footage on Thursday showing a man smiling who police believe is a suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, providing a “significant clue” to investigators, according to John Miller, CNN’s Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst.

The man lowers “his mask and gives a big smile,” Miller said — a flirtatious moment between the man and a female employee at a hostel on New York’s Upper West Side.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson-death-12-5-24#cm4bztz4700003b6rqpy8694l

The suspect in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson traveled via Greyhound bus from Atlanta to New York before the shooting, multiple law enforcement sources told CNN.

That bus started its route in Atlanta, the sources said. Authorities do not know whether the suspect boarded in Atlanta or elsewhere, the sources said.

A Greyhound spokesperson said the company is “fully cooperating with authorities on this active investigation,” adding that it can’t give any more details at the moment.

Police believe the gunman arrived in New York City on November 24, 10 days before the shooting, a law enforcement official told CNN. He arrived at the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan and then went to the hostel. After that, he appears to move around the city, the official said.

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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