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NEW YORK (AP) — The masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers had the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” emblazoned on his ammunition, echoing a phrase used by industry critics, two law enforcement officials said Thursday.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s suspected shooter used fake NJ ID to check into hostel: sources
By Ronny Reyes and Joe Marino, NY Post
Published Dec. 5, 2024
Updated Dec. 5, 2024, 4:35 p.m. ET
The suspected gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had checked into an Upper West Side hostel using a fake New Jersey ID in the days leading up to the brazen attack, law enforcement sources told The Post.
The suspect had used the ID to book a space at the HI New York City Hostel at 891 Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan back on Nov. 30, according to sources.
New surveillance images released of the shooting perp inside the HI Hostel on the Upper West Side, 891 Amsterdam Ave
A subsequent probe, however, revealed the ID was fake, the sources said.
The cold-blooded killer was pictured in chilling surveillance images flashing a smile inside the same hostel before gunning down Thompson outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown early Wednesday.
The NYPD released a new photo of the hooded suspect standing in front of the counter at the Starbucks at West 56th Street and 6th Avenue, just minutes from the Hilton hotel where he gunned down Thompson, 50.
Thompson was named CEO of UnitedHealth in April 2021. He joined the company in 2004. He was one of several senior executives at the company under investigation by the Department of Justice.
Thompson’s wife, Paulette, said her husband had been getting threats before he was killed.
The NYPD is investigating a possible message — which appears to include the words “deny,” “depose” and “defend” — engraved on live rounds and shell casings left behind by the masked assassin.
Follow along with The Post’s live updates on the news surrounding Brian Thompson’s murder.
Cops and FBI agents scoured the hostel after video captured the gunman in the area shortly before the fatal shooting.
Tourists enter the Hostelling International New York City Hostel in the Upper West Side for a suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Thursday, December 5, 2024 in New York, N.Y.
A search of a hostel room rented by the suspect yielded nothing of note as of Thursday afternoon, sources said.
As the manhunt for the killer continued, sources said cops had since recovered the burner phone he ditched as he fled the crime scene and disappeared into Central Park just minutes after killing the executive.
Message on bullets fired by health care CEO's assassin bears eerie link to book condemning insurance companies
The suspect was seen making a call on the phone as he made his way to the hotel on Sixth Ave, police said.
Officials have also found one of the water bottles that he purchased at a Starbucks on West 56th Street and Sixth Avenue — just a few minutes from the hotel.
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