
Grinning suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s NYC execution unmasked in newly released pics
By Joe Marino, Georgett Roberts and Ronny Reyes
The NYPD released new photos Thursday of the suspected gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel.
The surveillance images show the suspect’s face, which had previously been hidden, with him seen flashing a smile with a black mask hanging from his chin.
The suspect was wearing the same dark hoodie he wore when he is believed to have fired repeatedly at Thompson, 50, on Wednesday morning as the victim walked up to the Hilton on Sixth Avenue.
Another close up photo shows the suspect carrying the same backpack he was later spotted with.
The photos were taken from an Upper West Side youth hostel where police believe the suspect had been staying at before the shooting, law-enforcement sources said.
Footage just fifteen minutes before the shooting showed the gunman seemingly talking to someone over the phone as he made his way to the hotel on Sixth Avenue.