The insurer’s 50-year-old CEO, Brian Thompson, was on his way to the New York Hilton in midtown Manhattan to speak at the company’s annual investor conference. , in a “premeditated, pre-planned and targeted attack” according to the Police.
In the video, he is seen walking down the street. The gunman, who has reportedly been waiting for him for five minutes, approaches him from behind and with incredible calmness opens fire, targeting his back and right leg. The victim falls, while an eyewitness, who is within breathing distance of the gunman, runs to save himself.
Three 9mm shell casings and a mobile phone were found at the crime scene. “The motive for this killing is currently unknown, but based on the evidence we have so far, it appears that the victim was targeted,” Chief of Investigations Joseph Kenny told reporters. “But at this point, we don’t know why.”
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“He was receiving threats”
His wife, Paulette Thompson, told NBC News by phone that the victim had received threats.
“There were some threats. Lack of security? I don’t know the details. I only know that he said there were some people who had threatened him,” he said.
The attacker fled the scene on foot and then disappeared on a bicycle. So far there has been no trace of him, and police are offering a $10,000 reward for information about the murder.
