Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare shot and killed by a masked gunman in Manhattan Wednesday morning outside a Hilton Hotel, had been at the helm of the insurance giant since April 2021, according to the companys website.

Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the US but he was largely unknown to the millions his decisions affected.

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There's a manhunt underway for the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot outside a New York City hotel, officials say. Felipe Rodriguez, a former detective with the New York City Police Department, joins CBS News with his take on the crime, and CBS News' Anna Schecter breaks down what's known so far.

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Brian Thompson, a 1997 University of Iowa graduate and class valedictorian with a bachelors degree in business administration, and the CEO of the health insurance company UnitedHealthcare since 2021, was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday morning. The New York Police Department said the shooting appears to be targeted. Thompson, 50, was walking toward...The post

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot Wednesday morning outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown in what police described as a premeditated, preplanned, targeted attack.

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NEW YORK >> Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance unit, was fatally shot this morning outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in what appeared to be a targeted attack by a gunman lying in wait, New York City police officials said.

New York Police Department still searching for the shooter; executives were meeting for investor conference, which was closed abruptly.

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{beacon} View Online 12:30 REPORT Its Wednesday. The 2025 House calendar was released this morning. Now you can start planning your year, Hill folks and journalists. Heres whats happening today: The CEO of UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot in NYC this morning. Pete Hegseths nomination is hanging by a thread, and Trump has a plan B....

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said that he wants President-elect Trump's pick for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, to stop drinking as reports mount that the former Fox News host has previously done so excessively. The New Yorker reported on Sunday that Hegseth was forced to step down by two nonprofit advocacy groups he ran due to mismanagement of...