UnitedHealth Executive Fatally Shot in NYC, Sparking Manhunt
- Suspect fled after early morning attack in midtown Manhattan
- Thompson was CEO of company’s insurance division, its biggest
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Brian Thompson, a longtime UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning in what authorities described as a targeted attack, igniting a manhunt across the city for the gunman.
Thompson, 50, was shot in the back around 6:45 a.m. outside of the New York Hilton Midtown, where the largest US insurer was hosting its investor day.