Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, killed outside Midtown Hilton hotel

Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, killed outside Midtown Hilton hotel

Police are investigating after a masked gunman murdered United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside a Midtown Hilton hotel early Wednesday morning, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. The executive was scheduled to speak before a ballroom full of colleagues when he was shot and killed before 7 a.m. outside a hotel on 6th Avenue near W 54th Street. The gunman remains at large after having fled the scene where the police suspected him. perhaps he was waiting for Thompson.

Police at the scene of a deadly shooting at the Residences Hilton Club on Sixth Avenue near W. 54th Street on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)

Barry Williams/New York Daily News

Police at the scene of a deadly shooting at the Residences Hilton Club on Sixth Avenue near W. 54th Street on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.

NYPD officers and detectives are investigating the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton Club Residences at 1335 Sixth Ave. Wednesday, December 4, 2024 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)

Barry Williams/New York Daily News

NYPD officers and detectives investigate the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton Club Residences at 1335 Sixth Ave. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Manhattan, New York. York.

NYPD officers and detectives are investigating the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton Club Residences at 1335 Sixth Ave. Wednesday, December 4, 2024 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)

Barry Williams/New York Daily News

NYPD officers and detectives investigate the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton Club Residences at 1335 Sixth Ave. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Manhattan, New York. York.

NYPD officers and detectives are investigating the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton Club Residences at 1335 Sixth Ave. Wednesday, December 4, 2024 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)

Barry Williams/New York Daily News

NYPD officers and detectives investigate the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton Club Residences at 1335 Sixth Ave. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Manhattan, New York. York.

NYPD officers and detectives are investigating the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton Club Residences at 1335 Sixth Ave. Wednesday, December 4, 2024 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)

Barry Williams/New York Daily News

NYPD officers and detectives investigate the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton Club Residences at 1335 Sixth Ave. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Manhattan, New York. York.

Police at the scene of a deadly shooting at the Residences Hilton Club on Sixth Avenue near W. 54th Street. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)

Barry Williams/New York Daily News

NYPD officers and detectives investigate the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton Club Residences at 1335 Sixth Ave. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Manhattan, New York. York.

Police at the scene of a deadly shooting at the Residences Hilton Club on Sixth Avenue near W. 54th Street on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News)

Barry Williams/New York Daily News

NYPD officers and detectives investigate the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, outside the Hilton Club Residences at 1335 Sixth Ave. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Manhattan, New York. York.