Summary

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in a targeted attack outside a New York Hilton hotel, with investigators describing the killing as meticulously planned.

The gunman fled on foot, then by rental bike, and possibly left the city via bus. Shell casings at the scene had words like “deny” and “defend” inscribed, hinting at a motive linked to Thompson’s work.

Experts suggest the shooter may have military or weapons experience but left key clues, including surveillance footage and discarded items.

Police are analyzing evidence, including DNA, to identify the suspect.

  • foggy@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    If he planned this much and they don’t know his names homie is long gone by now

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      Those discarded items might not even have his DNA on them. Everyone knows about DNA evidence nowadays, if he’s really on the ball it’d be easy enough to pick up some random decoys.

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        Doesn’t it also require the DNA to be stored on file to be matched? They haven’t even got a suspect to get DNA from.

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          No, they could pinpoint you just by dna of relatives. Hence why the whole 23andme is such a terrible idea.