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

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10 months ago

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.