The CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance division was gunned down Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown in what police say was a targeted attack.
Brian Thompson, 50, was at the hotel around 6:46 a.m., arriving early for a conference, when a masked man allegedly waiting for the CEO repeatedly shot at him along Sixth Avenue before dashing off on a bicycle, police sources told The Post.
Thompson was hit in the chest, prompting a desperate attempt by first responders to save him with CPR, harrowing video shows.
He was rushed in critical condition to the Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
A surveillance photo obtained by The Post shows the moment the hooded shooter aims a gun outside the swanky hotel at West 54th Street and Sixth Avenue.
Another surveillance photo shows the suspected gunman, wearing a backpack, pedal off on a bicycle.
Mayor Eric Adams sought to reassure New Yorkers that the shooting wasn’t a random act of violence in one of the most visible and highly trafficked places in the country.
“It appears as though this was a targeted murder,” he said during an unrelated news conference.
“It seemed to have been clearly targeted by an individual, and we will apprehend that individual.”
Andrew Witty, CEO of parent company UnitedHealth Group, said the firm had been holding its Investor Day conference at the hotel on Wednesday, which Thompson was attending.
The conference was abruptly called off due to “a very serious medical situation” with one of its team members, Witty said in a statement.
Officials said no arrests have been made yet and that the investigation is ongoing.
The suspect was described as a white male wearing a coat, black face mask, and black and white sneakers. Officials said he was carrying a gray backpack.
