Law enforcement officials believe the suspected gunman who fatally shot United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday has now left New York City on a bus.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) told News Nation live footage shows the suspect quickly fled the scene after the shooting, riding uptown on a bicycle before heading to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station.
Police believe he boarded a departing vehicle towards an unknown location.
Investigators say the attack in Midtown Manhattan outside of the hotel hosting the insurance company’s annual investor conference was a “brazen, targeted attack.”
NYPD reported messages etched on the shell casings from the gun used to commit the murder with the words, “deny,” “defend” and “depose” in addition to potential DNA evidence left behind at the site.
Those three words also appear in the title of a 2010 book, “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It.”
A photo of the unmasked suspect was circulated by the department on Thursday, with police offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest.
The Hill has reached out to NYPD for comment.
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