{"id":188332,"date":"2024-12-04T16:20:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/04\/brian-thompson-united-healthcare-ceo-fatally-shot-in-new-york\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T16:20:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:20:20","slug":"brian-thompson-united-healthcare-ceo-fatally-shot-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/04\/brian-thompson-united-healthcare-ceo-fatally-shot-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Thompson: United Healthcare CEO fatally shot in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The head of US insurance company UnitedHealthcare has been gunned down in New York City. <\/p>\n

Chief executive Brian Thompson was fatally shot in the chest just before 07:00 EST (midday GMT) on Wednesday outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, where he had been scheduled to speak at an investor conference later in the day. <\/p>\n

The 50-year-old was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said. <\/p>\n

A suspect fled the scene and remains at large, the New York Police Department said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thompson appeared to be targeted in the attack, with the suspect waiting for him outside wearing a ski mask and cream jacket, police said. <\/p>\n

Investigators said they have video footage of the shooting, but they did not know the suspect’s motive. Nothing was taken from the victim, they added. <\/p>\n

Thompson was named chief executive of UnitedHealthcare in April 2021. He earned $10.2m (\u00a38m) in the role last year. <\/p>\n

He started at the health insurance provider in 2004, and has held multiple leadership roles, including CEO of the company\u2019s government programmes division.<\/p>\n

UnitedHealthcare is the largest private insurer in the US. <\/p>\n

Its parent company, UnitedHealth Group, quickly cancelled its investor conference after the shooting, according to US media.<\/p>\n

“We’re dealing with a very serious medical situation,” UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said at the event. <\/p>\n

The BBC has contacted UnitedHealthcare for comment.<\/p>\n

In a statement, a Hilton Hotel spokesperson said the company was “deeply saddened by this morning’s events in the area and our thoughts are with all affected by the tragedy”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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