UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed in ‘Targeted Attack’ in Manhattan, NYPD Chief Says

Officials say in reports that Brian Thompson may have been killed in a targeted attack.

Police officers stand near the scene where the CEO of United Healthcare Brian Thompson was reportedly shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City, on Dec. 4, 2024. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare’s insurance unit, Brian Thompson, was shot and killed by a masked gunman in what appears to be a targeted attack in New York City, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

In a news conference on Wednesday morning, Tisch said that Thompson was killed in a “brazen, targeted attack” and that the suspect lied in wait for several minutes before shooting the UnitedHealth CEO multiple times in the back.