Police question man in hunt for New York shooting of health insurance boss-BBC

CEO Thompson Murder: Police patrol near the pond next to Bethesda Fountain in Central Park on Sunday in New York City. Photograph: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
  • A man is being questioned in Pennsylvania about the fatal shooting of a CEO Thompson healthcare insurance in New York last week, officials tell the BBC’s partner CBS News
  • UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed in a “brazen, targeted attack” last Wednesday, outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan
  • The search for the unnamed individual has spanned across multiple states – it is not confirmed if the man being questioned today is the suspect
  • Police found what they believe is the suspect’s backpack in New York’s Central Park, and have sent the bag for forensic testing
  • Police say the suspect caught a bus to New York days before the shooting, and later used a fake ID to check into a hostel on the Upper West Side
  • A man is being questioned in Pennsylvania about the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. Thompson was killed in a targeted attack outside the Hilton Hotel last week. Authorities have traced the suspect’s movements across states, discovering a backpack linked to him in Central Park, which is now undergoing forensic testing. The suspect reportedly used a fake ID to check into a hostel days before the attack.
CEO Thompson Murder: Police patrol near the pond next to Bethesda Fountain in Central Park on Sunday in New York City. Photograph: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
Police patrol near the pond next to Bethesda Fountain in Central Park on Sunday in New York City. Photograph: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
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