Brian Thompson, CEO of insurance group UnitedHealthcare, was shot Wednesday morning in Manhattan, local news sources said notify.
Thompson, 50, was shot outside New York Hilton Midtown, where the company holds its investor day. Police sources he said to him New York Post Thompson arrived at the hotel early around 6:40 a.m., where a masked man wearing a cream-colored jacket and black-and-white sneakers was reportedly preparing to shoot in an attack. Police said they have not confirmed Thompson’s identity.
Thompson was taken to hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the chest, where he was pronounced dead, police said. luck. The shooter fled eastbound on Sixth Avenue, and police are still searching for him.
The company called off its investor day at around 9:10 a.m. Bloomberg notify. “We are dealing with a very serious medical situation,” said Andrew Witty, parent company of UnitedHealth Group.
CEO of UnitedHealthcare since 2021, he was part of Thompson UnitedHealth GroupMinnetonka, Minn., since 2004 and previously served as CFO for UnitedHealthcare’s Employer and Individual, Community and State, and Medicare and Retirement businesses. UnitedHealth Group is ranked No. 4 in 2024 Fortune 500 list and No. 8 on the Fortune Global 500. It was the largest healthcare company by revenue in 2023.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz he said The killing was “terrifying news and a terrible loss for Minnesota’s business and healthcare community.”
UnitedHealthcare did not immediately respond luckrequest for comment.
