The suspect who gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outdoors a Midtown lodge could have left a message on the bullets he used to kill the manager Wednesday morning, in line with police sources.
The NYPD is investigating the doable message — which seems to incorporate the phrases “deny,” “depose” and “defend” — written on stay rounds and shell casings left behind by the masked murderer after he shot Thompson, 50, a number of occasions at about 6:46 a.m. earlier than fleeing, the sources stated.
Cops had recovered three stay 9-millimeter rounds and three discharged casings in entrance of the Hilton lodge on Sixth Avenue, the place Thompson, of Minnesota, was set to host an traders’ convention, police officers stated.
Sources stated a number of of the items of proof every contained one phrase, indicating the shooter could have been making an attempt to depart a message.
The masked gunman used a silencer and seemed to be an skilled shooter primarily based on surveillance footage obtained by The Submit.
However he could have made some main errors that might assist investigators simply establish him.
He stopped at a close-by Starbucks earlier than the killing and tossed his espresso cup in a trash can — which cops dug out of the trash and now have as proof, in line with sources.
And investigators additionally found a telephone in an alleyway close to the Hilton which they consider belongs to the killer, the sources stated.
A manhunt for the suspect is underway and the NYPD is providing a $10,000 reward for info.
