UnitedHealthcare CEO Fatally Shot Outside Manhattan Hotel

UnitedHealthcare CEO Fatally Shot Outside Manhattan Hotel

Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was reportedly fatally shot in New York City on Wednesday.

According to the NY Post, Thompson, 50, was at the hotel at around 6:46 a.m. arriving early for a conference when a masked man allegedly waiting for him fired at the CEO repeatedly and fled eastbound off of 6th Avenue, police sources told The Post. 

The Post reported that Thomas was rushed to the Mt Sinai Hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead, police said. 

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Thompson, who has worked with UnitedHealth for the last 20 years, took the role of CEO for UnitedHealth in 2021. 

He previously served as the company’s head of government programs, including Medicare and Retirement.