Breaking; UnitedHealth CEO Assassinated in NYC

Was the shooter in-network?

Probably the aggrieved close relative of an insured patient who died from being denied approval for a medical procedure.

I can’t imagine who would want to harm a representative of America’s beautiful Health Insurance industry.

A lot of disappointed CyberTruck owners out there.

Not gonna lie - but you fuck around with people and their health and families for so long, somebody's going to fight back.

I hope it's a revenge killing.

More CEOs need to be FAFO'd - and Wall Street types. I don't have an drop of sympathy for this guy.

And nothing of value was lost.

Oh well.

It's concerning depending on who did it.

United Healthcare will probably deny the claim for his emergency room resuscitation attempts. Not medically necessary.

Oh ok r8, if the right person did it, it was fine

OP, are you in a phone booth?

Progressive start hunting the rich as predicted on the DL.

Where ARE my knitting needles.

r10, it matters if it's a professional hit where there might be a much bigger story to uncover or just an angry person getting revenge for an affair or denial of coverage. That's really all I meant.

The "woke" DLers are insane, especially R5.

Disgruntled employee is what I’m going with.

New York is a shit hole.

It could be totally random too, Marys.

It’s possible it was rivalry within corporate leadership. Or maybe something international, like the corporation crossed the wrong cartel or junta.

Basically a million suspects.

The DLers who think Trump is Hitler and will put gays in concentration camps are almost clinically insane.

This was a targeted hit. Getting shot in NYC by a stranger for no reason is a very rare event.

Yeah r15, he’s insane.

You just voted for a rapist insurrectionist. But r5? He’s NUTS!

[Quote] New York is a shit hole.

+++fatsnout has entered the chat+++

Did he get a chance to see Audra in "Gypsy" before he died?

R5 isn’t being “woke.” A MAGA could just as easily talk that way.

The Republicans will express more concern about this than they do about school shootings.

A disgruntled employee who doesn’t want to go back to the office.

Pre-authorized kill, payment approved.

R27 agree- This is a hit-

Well, it wasn't us.

This time.

Let me see if I follow this thread...only a "woke" progressive could want a health insurance CEO dead? But the non-woke constantly threaten Anthony Fauci, Jack Smith, law enforcers, judges and politicians and anyone else who doesn't worship King Dump's porcelain throne, and that's ok?

"His claim was denied!"

R15, the anti-woke conservatives are more insane. Are you still mad that Matt Gaetz won't be AG? 🤣 😂

Thank God my president Trump will be in office soon and the rest of the precious CEOs of the United States will all be safe!

There are many cameras in that area, the killer will be caught

I tricked with a few guys at that Hilton. One of them gave me crabs.

[Quote] There are many cameras in that area, the killer will be caught

There’s traffic cam footage too and he was on a bike.

Looks like he's just one of their CEO's - the head CEO is Andrew Witty.

And yes they all make 8 figures.

This will be an interesting story to see who did it. It wasn't random.

How much you want to bet the meeting still went forward?

Fucking paywall and NYT article. Die OP.

For r38 who doesn't know how to get around a paywall in 2024.

The local Fox news coverage is linking this to The War on Christmas because the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is being lit tonight.

R39 I know fucking how, it's the OPs job to do it.

Demand your money back from OP, r41

It's not going to be as satisfying as the dad of a cancer girl getting revenge for a denied procedure.

It'll be an embittered wife or a gambling debt.

R42 I'm sure he doesn't have any, just like you.

[quote]On the second floor of the hotel, the company's annual investor conference continued seemingly without interruption as news of the shooting was just beginning to spread. Attendees mingled over cups of coffee, shaking hands and talking shop. “Someone got shot outside,” one attendee said to another as they made their way up from the lobby. Others took photos of the news crews gathering outside on their phones.

CHARMING

R43 You're probably right.

Targetted

Or a recently fired employee

It’s intriguing to think about this as a possible “kill the rich, they’re killing us” protest assassination. But statistically it is far more likely to be a very personal targeted hit . Either somebody who is personally feeling vindictive or vengeful enough to order a hit, or somebody who stands to gain a lot materially or career wise from this man’s death.

It was no secret where he would be and what time. I'm surprised more CEOs don't travel with body guards. I used to work for a consulting company that had armed guards for anyone traveling to Latin America on company business.

maybe it was a hitman.

this person knew his schedule...

CEOs of banks have bodyguards

R50 - a lot of incidents of kidnapping businessmen in Latin America, so that makes sense. Not so much here.

R52 - it was a public meeting, they didn't need that much info.

Gambling debt? Cocaine? This was a professional hit. I'd look at his wife.

But that hotel has lots and lots of exits and entrances....how did he know which one he was gonna use?

The suspect was described as a white male wearing a cream-colored jacket, black face mask, and black and white sneakers. Officials said he was carrying a gray backpack.

Witnesses told The Post the suspect had been spotted near the vicinity of the hotel, on 6th Avenue, milling around.

[Quote] [R42] I'm sure he doesn't have any, just like you.

I pay more in taxes than you make, prisspot.

The Hit : The bicycle and the house painter Part 1.

I bet it was Lee Harvey Oswald.

Will the same law enforcement group who haven't managed to apprehend the January 6 bomber be looking for this shooter?

If so, he will probably die of old age before they I.D. him.

[Quote] “We are deeply saddened by this morning’s events in the area and our thoughts are with all affected by the tragedy. Additional questions should be directed to the New York Police Department,” a New York Hilton Midtown general manager told CNN, noting that Thompson was not a registered guest at the hotel.

😂

You watch. The guy may have been the CEO of a Healthcare Insurance company, but he had a dark side. I don't think this was job related. I think this as about his double life.

Let’s drag the dead guy through the mud for no apparent reason!

I’m hoping for a future so consumed with competition and that every member of the ownership class needs a bodyguard 24/7 ❤️

The real crime was wearing a cream colored jacket with black and white sneakers.

That’s peak DL, r66!!!

The CEO basically was a CPA that moved up through the ranks. Doesn't know anything about healthcare except the numbers - which is par.

You have to wonder what this guy with just a BA accounting degree from Univ of Iowa was able to do to climb the ladder to the top. Any programs he cut corners on to increase profits?

Healthcare executives are, by nature, evil. You can't convince me otherwise.

Yes r64, we drag people through the mud in Dump’s America.

According to Open Secrets he gave $5,000 to Mitch McConnell and the Kentucky Republican Party in 2020.

Therefore-I don’t really care, do u?

[quote]I'm surprised more CEOs don't travel with body guards.

I worked for a Disney property and on the rare occasions that Bob Iger visited, our (closed) campus was swarming with bodyguards.

R63 predicted Biden would win, then that Harris would win, now they go for the trifecta predicting the dark slide about people they don’t know and have never met but think they know quite well from reading an article on line..

Love Triangle for sure.

What r68 said. Amazing how some people make it to the top.

Sure Jan…

[quote]Let’s drag the dead guy through the mud for no apparent reason!

He was the CEO of a health insurance company, Pollyanna.

R66 - I actually think that's a smart look when assassinating. Blends in, versatile - easy to move and get away.

The days of all black wearing assassins is OVER! Has been for years!

$9M a year and he still had those fucked up squirrel teeth?

[Quote] According to Open Secrets he gave $5,000 to Mitch McConnell and the Kentucky Republican Party in 2020.

Therefore he should BE ASSASSINATED.

DEI hire. He got there on his back.

His company insured black people so he was killed for excessive WOKENESS

Correct r78. There’s no civility anymore, bitch! And if you ever had United Healthcare for insurance you would know why someone would do this. They are horrid.

Closeted gay face.

NYP (save it) has surveillance photos and you fashion police will be happy to see he's in all black.

There can be only ONE Brian Thompson!!!

What was on his IPod?

I sense DL might pursue this case with the close attention paid to the soft butch sous chef incident back in the day.

[quote] I tricked with a few guys at that Hilton. One of them gave me crabs.

lol, never change, DL.

“He was humble, a servant-leader and family man,” said John Penshorn, a former UnitedHealth Group executive who worked with Thompson for more than a decade before retiring in 1999.

So a Christian closet case

So the hotel says he wasn't a registered guest there? But he spent the night there?

R89 there for an investor conference. Probably stayed at a 5star hotel somewhere else

1st suspect should be the wife

I have to work B2B with UHC and they are the worst for many reasons. One is that they employ algorithms that automatically deny a large swath of their health base. Claimants will eventually get paid if they protest but many don't, ergo UHC keeps more $$$. I wouldn't be shocked if a disgruntled insured got angry enough to retaliate.

Why me R91??? I can't even ride a bike.

R85, it was this:

Sleuths who is the wife?

Well played!

[quote] It's concerning depending on who did it.

I’m VERY concerned.

UHC also cost the industry billions of dollars this year when their Health Choice (HC) unit was breached and info held hostage. UHC eventually paid off the hackers, but not before a tremendous amount of damage was done to the industry. Several other insurers and administrators depend on HC and the breach really screwed with profits. Larger companies could absorb the damage, but smaller outfits - some of whom are mom-and-pop setups - really took a hit. All that to say, the company has its enemies.

Did the Menendez Brothers get pardoned?

[Quote]I wouldn't be shocked if a disgruntled insured got angry enough to retaliate.

This was clearly a professional hit. The killer is probably at the airport now, on his way back to Estonia.

He's ugly looks like a hick. How does such an ugly man become CEO of anything?

Welcome to Trump's America, now without a functioning system of justice. And the irony is that we have Joe Biden and Merrick Garland to blame because they sat on their hands for two and a half years before finally, under pressure, moved to bring Shitler to justice... but it was too late. Under the weight of bringing a former president to account for his crimes, the system collapsed.

As they say, if you're going to kill the king, make sure you kill the king.

That said, this guy's execution is what happens when people lose faith in the failed system and ultimately take matters into their own hands. I'll only be surprised if it isn't an insured or relative of an insured who pulled the trigger.

[Quote] He's ugly looks like a hick. How does such an ugly man become CEO of anything?

This was not a professional hit. No pro wood pick a public venue with hundreds of people. Those circumstances are taken care of in a very closed environment with few spectators if any. This was either disgruntled employee or a policyholder who was denied coverage for themselves or a family member resulting in a catastrophic outcome.

[Quote] Welcome to Trump's America,

🤡

I saw the footage, this was definitely a professional hit and chances are the gunman will never be found, but hopefully there is enough of a paper trail to find out who ordered the hit and why.

United’s stock is up almost 2% so he can’t be that important

May not have been a professional, but it wasn't an idiot either. He used a silencer and a bike to get away quickly without anyone reporting a license plate.

[Quote] This was not a professional hit. No pro wood pick a public venue with hundreds of people.

Thank you for your expert opinion.

R104 vs R106

Please explain why this is or is not a pro

"We now deny it for the eighth and final time. You must be stupid, stupid stupid, stupid!"

Of course it’s a pro.

The assassination was carefully planned.

He shot at a distance and achieved multiple fatal hits.

His escape was meticulously accomplished.

Silencer was used? Definitely pro

This thread does not disappoint. Also, love the Dee Plorable troll

He lived in Minnesota so I’m just speculating that someone hired a hitman to take him out.

Any woodchippers involved R115?

Victim's cell phone will hold clues. He fucked someone over. He may have been a boring CPA accountant, those types usually have lots of skeletons in the closet

We need to see a picture of the wife.

[quote]Silencer was used? Definitely pro

In a nation with more guns than people (and I'm not even going to bother looking up the current factor; it must be about 1.5 or 1.7 guns per citizen by now), it is hardly surprising that a gun nut would have and now how to use a silencer.

Remember, under this SCOTUS, there is no gun, bump stock, silencer or any other enhancement that is illegal for any citizen to own.

This is a murder, not really an "assassination," which by definition, is the killing of government leaders and other prominent persons for political purposes—such as to seize power, to start a revolution, to draw attention to a cause, to exact revenge, or to undermine a regime or its critics.

Case for the hitman: as someone noted above, he got off two kill shots from a distance; very early morning before sunrise meant streets and sidewalk weren't crowded yet but not completely deserted, allowing him to get away. Basically dressed like a bike messenger. Probably had a change of clothes in the backpack, along with his passport and I agree, he's most likely on a flight out of the country now.

How did the retiree quoted at R88 work with Thompson for more than a decade before retiring in 1999? Was Thompson employed by United Health from 1989, at age 15?

The wife and kids.

He married way up, wife is smokin' hot.

R125 The wife has crazy eyes.

She put a hit out on him.

I second r127.

The wife also has that “I still wear tight clothes and working out is still my whole identity in my 50s” look about her. It takes a certain amount of boredom and craziness to adopt this lifestyle.

Twilight of the Bourgeois

Ewww, are you sure ur gay? His wife is fug

Is the assassin rumored to be hot? If so, not guilty!

R122 no it does not need to be a killing for strictly political reasons.

Was the silencer an empty soda bottle or a potato?

Aha! Wife in her 50s, kids are nearly grown. Were they about to be replaced?

She’s no spring chicken but she sure as fuck isn’t “fug” either. She is in fact more attractive than he is (was).

[Quote] Was the silencer an empty soda bottle or a potato?

It was a dildo, Rose

R133 According to Webster's:

"Assassination is murder by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons: the act or an instance of assassinating someone (such as a prominent political leader)."

[quote] “He was humble, a servant-leader and family man,”… So a Christian closet case

This is new HR speak bullshit. I just interviewed C-level candidates where the recruiting was contracted out to one of the leading executive search firms. A handful of candidates trotted out this in their profiles. Ironically they all had huge egos and I passed for the woman with a state school degree who gets shit done.

R66 a cream colored jacket expresses confidence. It means the wearer will successfully complete his task without getting any spatters on himself.

R138 I say it does not always have to be political and you post from Webster that it is “ often” for political reasons.

It does not have to be for political reasons think you Ms Webster and R138,

Maybe it was his Gay sidepiece BF?

The deep state did the deed!!! Help us, emperor Trump!

^^^ Dee Plorable NLI

From the DM so didn't link:

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was accused of insider trading and fraud by the Department of Justice before he was assassinated on Wednesday in Manhattan.

Thompson, 50, was shot dead in what NYPD officials believe was a targeted attack as he exited the Hilton hotel before an investor conference. His killer remains on the loose.

Last year the DoJ launched a probe into whether the nation's biggest insurer, led by Thompson, was unfairly restricting competitors and running a monopoly. The DoJ then filed a lawsuit in October naming Thompson and other executives, accusing the CEO of failing to tell investors about the federal probe before he unloaded over 31 percent of his stock, taking in $15.1 million in proceeds.

In legal documents, investigators said that Thompson and other company execs sold over $117 million worth of UnitedHealth common stock during the four-month period when insiders knew about the federal antitrust investigation but the public did not.

The Wall Street Journal reported in February that federal investigators had been interviewing healthcare industry representatives in sectors where UnitedHealth competes, including doctor groups.

Investigators have asked about issues including certain relationships between the company's UnitedHealthcare insurance unit and its Optum health services arm, which owns physician groups, among other assets.

BS like this will lead to Martial Law on day one of Trumplstilskin's reign.

"I will NOT be corrected, not even by Webster's!"

R130 Bourggerdammerung

The wife said, “ he had been receiving ‘some threats’ before his trip to New York, and implied the threats were related to allegations that it was systematically denying care for patients.

Basically, I don’t know, a lack of coverage? I just know that he said there were some people that were threatening him”.

They were afraid he was going to squeal

...United is the biggest health insurer by market share in America. The company has been the subject of frequent protests by activists for allegedly systematically denying care for patients. One such protest earlier this year led to the arrests of 11 people outside the United Healthcare headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Look at us, being #Trendsetters R150.

Trump should vet the Killer for a new cabinet post.

I just stayed at that Hilton on a trip to NYC in October! It seemed very safe, but then no one wants to kill me.

The wife seems pretty chatty . Surely the police told her not to make statements about possible suspects? Attempted misdirection?

R155 yeah a little weird that he’s not cold yet and she’s solving the case…

R125 She has SSRI Eyes, maybe some anti anxiety medication too

Oh well.

R154 I've stayed at that Hilton dozens of times on work trips.

It's right in Midtown. Definitely not a dangerous part of town.

Where is Elspeth when u need her?

Yeah, it was a hit. VInny loves that cream colored jacket. I hope he don't get caught. He shudda threw it in the garbage and that would have fucked up any DNA evidence. He never lissens to me.

I LOVE that show-great character!!

Can we use this in an ad for Hilton?

He and other UHC executives were facing a DoJ investigation and lawsuit for antitrust violations.

Thompson was accused of being aware of the DoJ probe into the company and not telling investors before he unloaded 31% of his stock.

The chief of detectives stopped short of speculating it was a professional hit but he did say that the guy cleared the jam very quickly and continued firing which indicates someone proficient with firearms. What is with these semi automatics and their jams?

Are the police going to interview everyone that United Healthcare improperly denied payment to, in case one of them killed him?

If so, they better get started. If they hurry, they'll get done talking to them all by 2032.

R165, a lot of guns are cheap crap, particularly “ghost guns,” which are sold in pieces. The killer’s escaping on a bicycle and disappearing into Central Park makes this look very professional.

R169 Definitely a professional hit.

That’s some movie quality killing.

Dude was prepared and not taking prisoners

Excuse me sir, this is a Wendy's.

Sorry, r38. My obligations as a BREAKING NEWS OP are to break the news, not worry about whether or not some random cheapskate curmudgeon is going to have access to the particular link I use whose purpose is just to establish that I’m not a troll.

R157, how do you know it's SSRI eyes?

I have a friend who sent me a pic of her face close up and her eyes were dilated. I know she does coke and drink. Dilated eyes mean she's high, right?

A professional hit would imply someone being paid. Sort of like someone posting an ad on Craig’s list or HitMan.com.

Not having a getaway driver with a car and instead depending on a bike to peddle away on screams a killer who was the Low Bidder on this job..

Doing it right in front of a civilian and shooting from some distance says who ever did the hiring went for cheap.

[quote]Not having a getaway driver with a car and instead depending on a bike to peddle away on screams a killer who was the Low Bidder on this job..

The bicycle could've been a red herring that was quickly swapped for other transportation.

A three minute walk from 5th Avenue and trump tower.

Is The Felon Guy in town? Asking for a fiend.

R175, you’ll never get anywhere in NYC in car. A bike is much faster, plus no one will notice you, you’re just someone on a bike.

A bike in midtown is brilliant. A car would take forever but on a bike you can disappear in moments.

Jason Bourne would have used a moped.

[quote] Not having a getaway driver with a car and instead depending on a bike to peddle away on screams a killer who was the Low Bidder on this job.

Tell me about it.

I'd say on balance the person-in-doorway was right not to linger further perhaps to challenge this anti-social act.

It was a moped, according to the Times, so it must have been Jason Bourne.

Unless there’s something wrong with my logic.

Was it a Citibike?

It has been reported that it was an electric Citi Bike.

That poor bystander. Was she at an ATM?

All things considered, she took an extra moment or two to run. I wonder if she was trying to “act natural” so as to not draw attention to herself.

Or maybe just shock.

I think the killer could have chosen a better location. Why not kill the guy in Minnesota? Probably all kinds of opportunities to kill him in an isolated location in MN.

Would not be surprised if the killer was also making a “statement” by doing this outside the shareholder meeting.

[quote]Would not be surprised if the killer was also making a “statement” by doing this outside the shareholder meeting.

It also gets more headlines from happening in New York, and the New York-based outlets will probably stay on the story longer.

R169 the shooter seemed methodical and unhurried. He didn't even start running until he crossed the street. Looked like he had a silencer on the weapon. Not a cream colored jacket. He was all in black, and his backpack looked grey. WTF did you get that he wore a cream colored jacket. Stop with this shit.

Just so hard to feel sympathy for a corporate CEO -- imagine all the lives he's ruined on his way up to the top, and while at the top. There are probably dozens of suspects.

[quote]WTF did you get that he wore a cream colored jacket.

NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny:

"The shooter appears to be a light-skinned male. He’s wearing a light brown or cream colored jacket, a black face mask, black-and-white sneakers, and a very distinctive gray backpack."

Because UnitedHealthcare denied my Wegovy!!!

Isn't it weird that insurance companies make such massive profits?

Don't Americans realize that it's money that's not going to improve anyone's health?

[quote] "The shooter appears to be a light-skinned male. He’s wearing a light brown or cream colored jacket, a black face mask, black-and-white sneakers, and a very distinctive gray backpack."

it was a hit job

Wife having an affair ?

Did you kill him, R35?

[quote] My obligations as a BREAKING NEWS OP

Hahahaha you're so important op, are you also milk monitor at Wedgie High? What other fast-paced obligations are you saddled with that require lightening quick reflexes?

There are cars parked with lights on right next to where he did the shooting. More witnesses. I wonder why he didn’t take a few extra steps, get past the bystander and the occupied cars, and then do the shooting. Lighting issues?

Hilton is a great hook-up hotel

I assume the whole thing has been cause on some security camera. It's midtown Manhattan afterall

[quote]Isn't it weird that insurance companies make such massive profits?

Considering that these profits are built on denying needed health care to the people who pay premiums to the insurance companies, it's a hell of a lot more than weird. It's immoral and inhumane.

Wife is a physical therapist and hopefully wasn't about to get pushed out by her replacement trophy wife. Her comment that he was being threatened is a bit weird.

Was he hot?

Communist at r192!

Communist!

COMMUNIST!

MAFIA! They're back!!

The New York Post called it an execution

[quote] Considering that these profits are built on denying needed health care to the people who pay premiums to the insurance companies, it's a hell of a lot more than weird. It's immoral and inhumane.

You can’t have health care without any restraints on what tests, medications and procedures doctors, hospitals and pharmaceuticals can order up. Either the government has to monitor this or the insurance companies.

There's a whole lot of space between "no restraints" and "restraints that enrich health insurance company CEOs to the tune of tens and hundreds of million each year."

Kinda weird this isn’t more common TBH

[quote]Either the government has to monitor this or the insurance companies.

Yes, and I'm sure UHC's stock rising from $30 in 2010 to $600 today came from their doing a wonderful job of always considering the best health outcomes for their customers.

NYT sidebar about the Hilton:

[quote]But at the hotel, by necessity, life paused, then went on. A hotel is meant to be calm — this one in particular perhaps, serving if not as an oasis, then a carpeted pocket of quiet against the volume of Midtown, with its coffee carts and taxi cabs, its sidewalks jammed with tourists and men and women walking, head down, in suits. The hotel staff, in its heavily trafficked lobby, projects an aura of having seen it all, and having looked away.

Mary !

Warning: Fail link in next post. Details re the wife, kids and home life.

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

I don't see why the family's privacy needs to be invaded like this.

[quote]You can’t have health care without any restraints on what tests, medications and procedures doctors, hospitals and pharmaceuticals can order up. Either the government has to monitor this or the insurance companies.

From the physician side, aside from some New York managed Medicaid plans, do you know which insurance company is the hardest to deal with?

If you said UHC, you're correct.

Do you know what the easiest is? Why, yes, it is traditional Medicare and straight Medicaid.

Funny, that.

[quote]Thompson, who was named UnitedHealthcare CEO in 2021 and earned a reported $10 million a year, was slated to speak at an investor meeting at the Hilton Hotel soon after the shooting.

[quote]According to a release from United Healthcare on Tuesday, Thompson was set to speak about the company's hugely profitable 2025 financial outlook, including announcing expected revenues upwards of $450 billion.

I wonder if this was a coordinated hit effort, involving more than one person. How did the hitman know to be loitering outside the Hilton at that early hour, long before the conference - was Thompson also staying at that hotel? How did he know what he was wearing?

I wonder if there was a lookout involved as well.

Was it a soft butch sous-chef?

R216 makes good points

His wife told him to wear that lovely blue suit jacket the day of conference

BEARKING!

[quote] The guy may have been the CEO of a Healthcare Insurance company, but he had a dark side.

What do you mean "but," R63? Being the CEO of a healthcare Insurance company IS the dark side.

Makes no sense to drive, they can get your plates from camera and track where you came from, easypass info etc.

Easier to hide we with a bike

He doesn’t seem to have dropped the gun. So was there cannoli found at the crime scene.

I'm guessing a hit job. The shooter seemed professional.

The fucking idiot went to Starbucks before the killing. They have him on camera in the store. I hope the dumb cunt used cash and not card or soon they will know his name

The killer, r225, went into Starbucks? that's odd. Not the mark of a professional.

Why am I holding back a fist pump?

What, did you expect him to pull off a hit that early in the am without his morning coffee?

You need a credit card to rent a Citi bike.

The shooter was in Starbucks before the attack. Maybe they wrote his name on the cup!

Hunting The Rich.

If he fell out a window we’d know who.

6'5 finance blue eyes

He has to be a foreigner, who took off after the shooting from JFK or hitched a shuttle to Boston/Philly/DC/Miami and took off. He would have to have known the cc cameras would capture at least part of his face. No way is he a local.

Snap outta it! We got a tree to light tonight!

Will he go to Rikers, when they catch him?

We need to see how Mama's Mussy will rate him.

As already noted, it was a rented e-bike. The bike had GPS and was ditched almost immediately, right after the killer reached Central Park.

Maybe he rented a Citi bike because he's a virgin who can't drive.

r226, or the mark of an extremely confident professional who knows he can get away before getting caught.

A former high school classmate of mine works for United Healthcare. She was/is a total fucking cunt so I'm not surprised she ended up there.

If I were a true bitch I'd post her Linkein profile with her photo so you could all be vicious but I'm not going to.

PS she's FAT.

[quote]The shooter was in Starbucks before the attack. Maybe they wrote his name on the cup!

If they did, they probably misspelled it.

I really wish the moderate white leaders would stand up and denounce this culture of violence taking over the white community.

White people are shooting each other in broad daylight on a busy city street!

Damn, maybe he didn't work alone...could have been picked up by another....

there are no cameras in the park. He could just disappear and exit via anywhere...and he's gone!

My line of work is healthcare-adjacent and I've had dealings with UnitedHealth Group. They are AWFUL.

[quote] Maybe they wrote his name on the cup!

They did! It was “Killer.” Probably a nickname.

We’ve finally arrived in our era of ULTRAVIOLENCE!

R108, I once hire some pro wood. It was fine.

R122, Virgo?

Looks Russian.

You're wrong, R141. It does. But how cute that you think you know more than the dictionary.

Ahem.

Shooter is white--must be a professional hit

R229, you never need to interact with a person to rent a bike, which is another pro move. All you’d need is someone’s stolen information.

President Biden should pardon the shooter to take the spotlight off of Hunter.

[quote]Shooter is white--must be a professional hit

Yes white people never go crazy and shoot people for no reason

I'm not a fan of most high ranking corporate executives, but it is wrong that many are assuming that this guy was a terrible person because of his CEO position. And he certainly didn't deserve to be murdered. I feel bad for his family.

R210, that's vomit-inducing.

R256 Don't worry. We're fine.

R258 I appreciate the snarky comment, but I doubt they are.

Some of my best friends are billionaires. Believe me, they’re good people.

[quote]I feel bad for his family.

They're not gonna give you any money, dear.

[quote]How did the hitman know to be loitering outside the Hilton at that early hour, long before the conference - was Thompson also staying at that hotel?

The Hilton says he was not a registered guest there. The investors conference was happening at the Hilton but wouldn't have started yet at that hour. He may have arrived earlier and was leaving again. Or he spent the night there in someone else's room. I don't know how the shooter could have known he was going to be leaving then (unless he had an accomplice who called Thompson and somehow convinced him to leave the hotel).

R260 Not necessary. I agree than many of them are shitty and even cutthroat, but some of them actually are not.

R254

Lawyers have just announced that if Hunter is involved his pardon already covers this.

R262 Being as this was likely a professional hit, I'm sure there was some good surveillance of the guy going on.

Nothing like a horrible tragedy to bring out the best of DL cuntitude.

[quote] but it is wrong that many are assuming that this guy was a terrible person because of his CEO position

Nice people don’t become CEOs. They are especially likely to be psychopaths.

[quote] I think this is about his double life.

And it will be discovered that he wasn’t shot. It was actually….

Autoerotic Bullet Penetration

They should've left a ransom note.

He just likely stayed at a better hotel than the Hilton the night before. He may have gone to the conference early to have a meeting with some colleagues.

Lots of reasons why he wasnt a registered guest and went there early

[quote]Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by grievances, notoriety, financial, military, political or other motives.

I'm surprised the wife keeps coming up as a suspect--not that she couldn't be. But considering his line of work and that the DoJ accused him of fraud and insider trading to the tune of $15 million, this guy probably had a lot of enemies.

R272 That's what I'm bankin' on!

If the wife did it, she would lose access to his massive yearly income

[quote]Did the Menendez Brothers get pardoned?

No, but Mark David Chapman might have.

[quote]I tricked with a few guys at that Hilton. One of them gave me crabs.

Was it John Lindsey?

R274 Oh, honey. Three words: life insurance policy.

How far is this from crime-ridden Hudson University?

I enjoyed this.

Wikipedia has a list of assassinations. It includes many rappers.

The last entry on the list? Brian Thompson, CEO UnitedHealth.

So FOAD.

Earlier reports stated he was staying at the hotel across the street. He made 10 million a year and UHC is projected to profit 450 billion this year.

R280, Well, I trust Wikipedia over Merriam Webster.

It appeared so professional, he shot him in the leg first so that he couldn't run. That's cold, almost as cold as $450 billion annual profits.

[quote]Did he get a chance to see Audra in "Gypsy" before he died?

Yes, he was overheard at intermission telling his companion, "ugggh, sitting through this show is torture, just shoot me already."

[quote] My line of work is healthcare-adjacent and I've had dealings with UnitedHealth Group. They are AWFUL.

I thought your line of work was getting crabs at the Hilton R244 you dumbass pathetic troll.

R280, anyone can contribute to a Wiki page, you do realize that?

Maybe his son hired a friend to take him out.

Where are you seeing that, R275? I don't see that anywhere on Google news.

R287 Yes. Yes, that's what happened.

Maybe someone in the insurance company had him killed because of the DOJ investigation. Maybe he was going to testify, or whoever had him killed thought he would testify.

I’d be interested to hear how somebody goes about hiring a murderer. I haven’t watched enough movies to know.

Comments from around the web:

[quote]"The UnitedHealth CEO was nothing more than a thug in a suit, and thugs get murdered every day. "

"Most of the 1% would never do the things they do if they thought there was a realistic chance they could get even punched in the face for it, let alone shot."

"If they keep bleeding us dry, there will be a new resurgence of organized crime, similar to the foundations of the Italian Mafia in the late 1800s and early 1900s where the divide in wealth was so great you left people no choice but to resort to violence."

"If the 1% get bodyguards, bulletproof vests, etc. The violence will go against softer targets. Not against the well-protected CEO, but an office manager."[/quote]

Paraphrased -- Evidently, this man was attending some sort of elite healthcare conference. He was shot outside the Hilton around 6 PM. The conference continued for 3 hours before news of his death was announced. They think they are unique, but are so interchangeable.

Does anyone know the name of the conference? Should the word assassinated be used? Will simply plugged do? Who should be next to worry?

Do you think Vito was right when he told Michael:

"I refused to be a fool dancing on the string held by all those big shots. I don't apologize, that's my life."

[quote]Earlier reports stated he was staying at the hotel across the street. He made 10 million a year and UHC is projected to profit 450 billion this year.

Thank you, Joe Lieberman. That is 450 Billion that could have gone for single payer Healthcare. ONE COMPANY.

r292 has so many relevant facts wrong in his post you wonder if he can read?

the killer left behind a water bottle, candy wrapper and cell phone.

They think the motive is that the killer has a grudge

[quote]They think the motive is that the killer has a grudge

335 million suspects then.

Yikes, he winged him in the leg so he couldn't escape. The victim had a square head. Also the color of his suit was fugly.

[quote] The victim had a square head. Also the color of his suit was fugly.

Such insights, R297.

r294 - which ones? These are merely comments from around the web.

Shooter used a Citibike that can be traced.

There is something particularly creepy about this, perhaps amplified by a number of disgusting posts on this thread. If you do not like the healthcare profit system in the US, and I very strenuously do not, there are much better ways to change things. One of them is to vote Democratic so we move to a not for profit system- built on health outcomes and join the developed nations of world.

The most interesting points are:

Was the victim specifically targeted or were there multiple targets for the shooter to choose from?

Was he a local, from out-of-town, or foreign?

Was he a possible whistle-blower like the ones from Boeing?

Well, I'm sure the cops have his prints on the cellphone now

He was strolling around NYC with no security detail? I guess his plan didn’t cover it.

It could be a disgruntled, cast- off mistress.

"Are the police going to interview everyone that United Healthcare improperly denied payment to, in case one of them killed him?"

How would some random person even know where he was staying?

Shooter appears to be a white guy so I guess Marjorie Taylor Greene and co. can't blame trans people, Muslims, Mexicans, etc.

😅🤣

[quote] there are much better ways to change things. One of them is to vote Democratic so we move to a not for profit system- built on health outcomes and join the developed nations of world.

Sure, R301--that will happen.

R301 still thinks it’s 1985

Dick Wolf is busy writing the future Law and Order episode based on this murder

On the killer's IPOD.

R301, it would be quicker, easier, and cheaper to kill all the health insurance CEOs than what what you're proposing, which probably won't happen in our lifetimes.

Many transwomen are white guys, r307.

“Servant leader” is just another way to say “Christian male asshole.”

He was scheduled to testify before a congressional committee.

He should have taken precaution

[Quote] Trump should vet the Killer for a new cabinet post.

He’s very efficient at what he does, and therefore it’s not a good fit.

That's a highly slappable face.

Get Elsbeth on the case!

Ah shut the fuck up Charlie R301 - these healthcare executives rack in tens of millions of dollars by denying medical treatment and people end up dying.

They literally have blood on their hands. We fucking TRIED to get some better healthcare passed and they flooded the airwaves with falsehoods and lies and bought out politicians.

We've tried being decent people and understanding - these fuckers won't stop until they squeeze every penny they can from people and make us go bankrupt for being sick.

Go sell your sanctimonious crap for somewhere else - because we're not buying any today.

R321 said it for me, but exactly how many people have died or had their lives endangered by companies like UnitedHealthcare denying claims left and right, or made people jump through hoops, or made them go bankrupt and lose their houses?

A friend's wife has cancer and has been going through that kind of thing for years now.

It's hard to think of a more evil industry as that of health insurance, except the Sacklers and big Pharma, which are just as evil and go hand-in-evil-hand. Who wouldn't mind a few Sacklers picked off--except saintly R301?

* Who would mind

And this CEO made 8 figures? Boo-hoo.

[Quote] President Biden should pardon the shooter to take the spotlight off of Hunter.

The shooter did something destructive and violent. He’s honing to need to wait a few months for that pardon.

^^^ going to need

There's already a thread on Biden and the pardon. Feel free to go there.

Their corporate "Leadership" page now leads you in circles back to the front page or to a dead end. There was a time when people in power couldn't wait to show off their status.

Fuckers are running scared for once, R327. Good. I hope they all think they're next.

BEARKING: the police think they know where he’s hiding. They’re concealed a camera in a Big Mac to investigate.

[quote] One of them is to vote Democratic so we move to a not for profit system- built on health outcomes and join the developed nations of world.

Are you joking? The Democrats are against single payer, look how they treat anyone in the party who advocate for it.

Thank God we still have the NYT and its profound analysis:

"Hotels are meant to absorb whatever happens. If there is conflict or even tragedy, they are just the backdrop."

Silver lining, maybe C-suiters will rethink return-to-office mandates for fear this act gives disgruntled employees ideas.

That area is covered with cameras. We will know his ID tomorrow.

Wow, R331--that's pretty banal, even for the Times. It's always trying to put some universal spin, even if it's laughingly obvious or just inaccurate.

I was obsessed with the slow-ass frau midget who stood there for far too long before running- but then I realized that the gun had a silencer- so that probably took a moment to process- She ran TOWARD the gunman, when I would have run in the opposite direction, but granted- the killer was pointing his gun that way so maybe Lurlene Lumpkin did the right thing. Also, the gun man was uber focused on the victim, and was clearly not instructed to kill witnesses.

Of course Fox News is blaming migrants

CEOs themselves probably all work from their mansions, R332.

Well, this should provide security firms with a lot of work--how many scumbag CEOs and execs in general but particularly in healthcare/big Pharma will be calling on their services by tomorrow morning?

Can't you hear them--"What? They're FINALLY coming for us after all these years?"

And I am calling it- this was related to the DOJ/Insider Trading thing- Probably someone needed him silenced- This will not be some patient's relative.

Agree R338

An accident? Are the jars alright?

Yeah, R338, I was thinking that a furious, impassioned health insurance victim or relative of a victim probably mkght not be so cool-headed and cold-blooded, and knowledgable to know where to find this guy, to then pay a hired killer to off him.

I think it probably is related to his testimony.

Whoever it was, I hope they get away with it.

The billionaires, 1%ers, people in high power think they have a monopoly on cruelty and destruction.

We, like them, can be just as ruthless

We don’t the motive behind the killer actions, but it clearly struck a nerve with the regular folk

[Quote] CEOs themselves probably all work from their mansions, [R332].

They don’t, they want to be in their giant corner offices barking orders at people.

Whatever this rub-out was about, I feel pretty confident that this guy isn't worth crying over, except by his family.

His wife comments on social media that she loves spending time with her children, no mention of old square headed dead boy.

A CEO about to give testimony about fraud and insider trading to the DoJ walks around without any security? That's kind of idiotic.

He wasn’t a CEO CEO.

The big boss is at the parent company.

Whether his execution (and execution is the correct word, not assassination) is about being the nefarious head of a nefarious company, or testimony to the feds, it's clear that enough people hate and/or have been victims of the health insurance mafia to wish this was a killing by one of us, so to speak. Schadenfreude, karma--whatever you want to call it--it's sweet like dessert.

R348 Who probably has security,

Maybe he took a hit out on himself before his testimony, protecting his assets so wife could inherit.

Actually, “execution” is also debatable since it is defined as “ a putting to death especially as a legal penalty”

R352, I mean in the sense that preplanned killings--usually involving, say organized crime--are often called executions, usually because the victim is also a criminal, as I think this guy probably was.

Twitter is ramping up conspiracy theories:

On February 21, 2024, UnitedHealth discovered a cybersecurity breach.

On the same day, Nancy Pelosi made her second purchase of call options in Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity company that was later chosen to investigate the breach.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was offed by a masked gunman today in the middle of a federal investigation led by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Well, at least this is a killing we don't have to feel bad about.

It's pretty appalling that you're all so blasé about somebody being murdered.

You just know the denouement of this will be a whiff. There will be no discussion about America's obscenely unequal access to health care. The perp will be some MAGA freak who was pissed off because he couldn't get his opiates. Everything is fine except for those Sacklers.

[quote]It's pretty appalling that you're all so blasé about somebody being murdered

MARY!

R356, you know this is the datalounge, right?

R356 might want to withhold judgment of us until finding out more about the CEO.

There were previous threats against him? In that case, the murder is a pre-existing condition. Sorry, claim denied.

[quote] It's pretty appalling that you're all so blasé about somebody being murdered.

I've been here so long, a sentence like that can surprise me.

[quote]I thought your line of work was getting crabs at the Hilton [R244] you dumbass pathetic troll.

When I was younger I whored around a bit, Miss Maiden Aunt. I now work in a healthcare-adjacent field and am happily married to a wonderful man. You sound miserable.

Yes, I think it's related to the DOJ case but they will pass it off as someone who was upset about his claims being denied

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was facing DOJ probe for insider trading when he was killed in targeted NYC shooting

Is this better, R356?

[quote] Yes, I think it's related to the DOJ case but they will pass it off as someone who was upset about his claims being denied

R364, who's "they"? I don't see a cover-up happening--maybe a deluge.

He looks like Chris Hayes from MSNBC, just with bigger front teeth and skinner. Very fug guy.

I guess the DOJ investigation into United Healthcare will go nowhere now. Another zero for ol' Merrick when it comes to the prosecution of rich white guys. Crazy how that always works out for him! Thank goodness none of these people were poor.

Does anyone have any details about the DoJ investigation, and what the testimony would have centered on? And would it just die with him?

Riiiight, R370.

What a saga this is turning out to be!

R369, multiple executives from the company are being investigated. This guy’s death can’t stop that. The DOJ also a has massive antitrust lawsuit against the company.

What do the Big Oil and Big Ag CEOs look like?

Asking for our polluted Air and Water, just out of curiosity.

R374, add them to the list of CEOs who can die in a grease fire.

Well, if he was a whistleblower he would most likely have been under protection and not walking around NYC by himself like that.

What a dumbass that guy was, especially if he really was receiving a lot of threats.

Not a chance in hell some random who has a grudge won't be captured. All methods will be used, including illegal ones, to track that person down. Then a case will quickly be built a legal way and they will nab him. But not a chance in hell they don't find him. You don't kill a UnitedHealth CEO in broad daylight in NYC and get away with it. Not in 2024.

Same goes if it was a hitman hired by a random grudge holder.

But if it's a professional hit to coverup some testimony, things become more complicated as you have competing elite interests.

Very soon to be the subject of Dateline, 20/20 & 48 Hours broadcasts.

CNN: A source familiar with the company’s security said the entire leadership team at UnitedHealth Group — including Thompson — is supported by an in-house security team. The team was supporting the leadership at today’s event.

Well that's one shitty team!

That's no tragedy! How many people die with an average security team, 4, 5?

It seems the guy could have gotten away with it if he hadn't left behind the water bottle and cell phone. A professional wouldn't have done that. Also, wouldn't a hit man have more reliable weapons.

The way things are going in this country, I wouldn't be surprised to see more extracurricular killings of people in the corporate class.

I think the killer is Asian.

This could be an interesting development. People who wanted to be famous or otherwise make grand gestures have killed politicians and celebrities. But why do that when you can be a folk hero for killing a member of the bloodsucking corporate elite?

R382, the weapon the killer used may have fired something called subsonic ammunition. Yes, it's special ammunition that doesn't make a loud cracking noise when fired. Apparently it can cause cycling issues, which is what we may be seeing in the video.

Or maybe, R382, the killer was a professional and left a call phone and water bottle with the DNA and/or prints of somebody else on them.

Did DL or Nancy Grace catch him yet?

Maybe whistleblowers do not need to be killed, just frightened. It may be too late to contain a situation by the whistleblower stage.

Boeing is considered by many to be a criminal organization now; the CEO who bribed the Trump administration to relax safety rules is still on the Board AND received a golden parachute. He's living on borrowed time; he may have everyone frightened but a challenger will emerge with massive support. Even Musk may be helped to take over Boeing. That CEO needs a hardcore exit strategy.

(Not to mention Boeing has stranded two astronauts in space.)

A better outcome is to frighten the pool of whistleblowers before anything happens. In this case, the UnitedHealth CEO may have been killed to scare the others testifying. Even if he was willing to play ball, something we are unaware of made him the victim. Could be as simple as he chose to walk to the Hilton rather than stay at the Hilton. A factor completely unrelated to the investigation, but not the attack.

Twice I have suspected this. One was the almost murder of Scalise during Trump I. I think that was to keep the Rs in line. Second, Rand Paul's physical attack over a lawn mowing incident. The attack was very serious. Much more than the headlines implied. Since then, the Rs have been in lockstep behind Trump.

This theory is very conspiracy-minded, but conspiracies DO exist.

[Quote] It seems the guy could have gotten away with it if he hadn't left behind the water bottle and cell phone. A professional wouldn't have done that. Also, wouldn't a hit man have more reliable weapons.

DNA takes weeks to process, and even then it only helps if the suspects dna is on file. Fingerprints also work only if on file.

If my suspicion is right, and he was brought in from outside the USA, that information is useless.

All semi-auto pistols jam/misfire sometimes. A pro knows how to unjam pretty quickly. He may have had a revolver as a backup if it hard jammed before his target was killed.

[quote]DNA takes weeks to process, and even then it only helps if the suspects dna is on file.

Genetic genealogy can find a person's identity from DNA.

R388 why do you assume that the killer is a foreigner?

R387 most conspiracy theories are coming true. We all thought Qanon was completely batshit, then Epstein…

What about Epstein, R391? A lot of people (including me) don't think it was a suicide, but there's no actual proof of that.

Yes r389 but you need a pool of DNA from family.

R390, first of all, we live in a national world still. National borders are a powerful deterrent to law enforcement. It makes sense to bring someone in to commit the crime from another country. Don’t shit where you eat.

Second, semi-lawless nations like in Eastern Europe and Latin America are a breeding ground for assassins. And a haven.

This is all conjecture, but it stands to reason.

The killer popped him in the leg to keep him from escaping then finished him off. The comments on various news sites are brazenly derisive of this guy's death. People are sick of these rich insurance companies.

A little more than 12 hours ago he was a multi millionaire on top of the world. Now he’s just a rotting bag of meat.

United Healthcare has probably already posted his job, at a lower salary of course.

Applicants: don't ask why this position has suddenly become available.

The wife probably set it up after finding out about his multiple affairs

R393 all conjectrure, as you say. Bordering on xenophobia, as I say. Of which there has been more than usual on the DL since 5th November.

*conjecture - not sure how that got past spellcheck.

I'm trying to think of a previous crime with such an enormous potential suspect pool. Colleagues who were also charged and worry he might testify in exchange for immunity or no jail time, stockholders who lost money in the sell-off scheme, loved ones of deceased patients who were refused approval for treatment... Thats hundreds probably.

[Quote] Bordering on xenophobia, as I say.

Sure buddy, feel free to cram every fact into your singleminded narrative.

I supported, contributed to and voted for Kamala, but because I pointed out these basic facts about assassinations, I somehow become a trumpkin nativist.

Whom would you choose to solve the case: Lenny Briscoe, Andy Sipowicz, Cagney and Lacey, or Kojak?

This is better than soft butch sous chef because we don't feel a lot of sympathy for the victim, just curiosity.

Lenny Briscoe for the win

Definitely calls for Jessica Fletcher.

At least we can rule out Burke and Patsy.

Where was John?

Sherlock Holmes would have already solved it and humiliated all of the remaining CEOs/board members for their previous, perfidious actions against United Healthcare subscribers.

Claim denial rate is 1/3. Worst in the industry.

r402, Hercule Poirot

"I'm trying to think of a previous crime with such an enormous potential suspect pool. Colleagues who were also charged and worry he might testify in exchange for immunity or no jail time, stockholders who lost money in the sell-off scheme, loved ones of deceased patients who were refused approval for treatment... Thats hundreds probably."

It would have to be someone who knew his schedule (or a hitman hired by someone who did)....that narrows down the suspect pool considerably

Was being sued by a firefighters pension fund for insider trading and fraud

Wow. He ripped off everyone. Did anyone who knew this guy not want him dead?

I saw a quote from his wife that said he’d been receiving threats. If that’s news to everyone but her, I’d start with the wife, right? True crime aficionados, please advise.

From Twitter:

[quote]This screams angry husband not hitman

[quote]First thing I said.. someone's husband or his own wife..

I PREDICT: He had himself offed because he was in so much trouble and life insurance doesn't always pay off on a suicide.

I think I saw that in a movie once. Plus, I watch way too much Dateline.

The biggest question mark is why was he killed in the middle of NYC. He could have been tracked down in any number of other places, but no, he was killed in a way that guaranteed maximum headlines. Perhaps that is what the killer wanted. Or maybe he had a time deadline that he had to meet.

r395 [quote]A little more than 12 hours ago he was a multi millionaire on top of the world. Now he’s just a rotting bag of meat.[/quote]

Sic transit gloria mundi

Sounds like this is warning to others, if you squeal, this is what's gonna happen to you

The Twitter shot atr R414 saying the gunman was an amateur is incorrect. From CNN:

It’s notable that the suspect fired another two rounds after the initial shot in the back, in an effort “to ensure” that he was killed, McCabe said.

“That alone shows you a level of training — or determination, if anything — to complete this murder,” he said.

When the suspect’s gun appeared to malfunction, he was able to clear the jam and continue shooting, police said.

McCabe said that is a skill that is often taught to people who require extensive amounts of firearms training.

“You learn that in a police academy. I learned it in the FBI Academy. You learn it in the military. There are certain drills that you know instinctively to do as soon as your gun jams,” McCabe said. “The fact that he was able to clear the gun quickly tells you, at least, that he’s someone who is very familiar with firearms.”

New to me information:

_______________________________________________

Images of a suspect released by the New York police department (NYPD) on Wednesday showed him wearing a dark jacket with the hood up, a dark mask pulled up over his nose, dark trousers and a grey backpack.

The latest image released by police reportedly shows the suspect at a Starbucks coffee shop minutes before the shooting.

The gunman arrived at the location on foot about five minutes before Thompson’s arrival, police said. From surveillance video, police said Thompson was seen at 6.44am ET walking alone towards the Hilton.

Officials said he approached Thompson from behind and shot him in the back before moving toward the victim and continuing to shoot. Ultimately, Thompson was shot in the back and at least once in the calf.

Authorities said the gun appeared to malfunction, and the gunman cleared the jam before firing again and fleeing northbound into an alleyway between 54th Street and 55th Street. The shooter then continued to walk westbound on the Avenue of the Americas, where he got on to an electric Citi Bike and rode northbound towards Central Park.

Police noted that they were working to gather information about the ebike, specifically its GPS tracker.

Video footage of the shooting showed that the suspect was “proficient in firearms” and able to clear a jam in his gun in the midst of the attack, police said.

Police were not able to determine whether a silencer had been used from the glimpse of video that they currently have access to.

Police say they recovered three live 9mm rounds and three discharged 9mm shell casings.

Officers recovered a cellphone near the scene of the shooting and are conducting forensic analysis to see whether it is connected to the victim or the suspect.

Details from Daily Mail

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Cellphone appears to have been dropped in the alleyway between 54th Street and 55th Street.

He entered Central Park from disappeared from camera footage. May have carried a change of clothes in the backpack

Believed to be caucasian.

Now they're saying it wasn't a Citi Bike.

Well maybe he dropped the cellphone so he can't be tracked, this is what pros do in the movies

This type of thing should happen more often to the bastards who run these filthy companies. I’m surprised it doesn’t.

I have zero respect for the insurance industry. Health care should not be for profit. It’s immoral. These bastards deny care and then go to church on Sundays. Garbage people.

[quote][bold]The words "deny," "defend" and "depose" were discovered by detectives on the shell casings found at the scene[/bold]

I'd go to Sparks for a nice steak if I were the killer.

The shooter leaves the Starbucks and waits all of 5 minutes outside the hotel before the CEO comes out. The shooter was also seen on camera footage on his phone right before the shooting. Someone was monitoring the CEO's movements and giving the shooter the information.

[Quote] He’s very efficient at what he does,

R318 Efficient maybe but not smart. He wasn't wearing sunglasses which makes facial recognition easier and was caught on multiple cameras

Yup! Knew it was about the DOJ case!

Words left on bullets! Wow!!!

Still, R427, he was wearing a mask that covered half his face, R427.

The killer was ex- military. My guess

[quote]The words "deny," "defend" and "depose" were discovered by detectives on the shell casings found at the scene

That sounds similar to the three D’s of insurance: Delay (processing a claim), Deny (the claim), Defend (in court when the insured files suit over the denied claim.)

R429 but the eyes don't lie Amen!

A City of Cameras: How New York Police Will Hunt a Killer

Will this turn into something like the JFK shooting conspiracy?

Looks like Matt Gaetz did it. Check out the eyebrows.

Yes, r359, it's Datalounge, but the cheering for this murder is almost universal, not just the usual one or two extremists.

I don't approve of anyone being murdered, r360, and do you really believe this well-planned attack was by a disgruntled citizen who couldn't access healthcare because of Thompson?

The US is so polarised that you even cheer on the murder of people "on the other side".

Tuck this in the small of your back / wait in the bathroom stall til I tap.

On Cream Jacket’s iPod

Where do we think the assassin is now?

Dropping his phone (if in fact he did), jammed gun, going to Starbucks. These sound like weird mistakes for him to make.

Wonder if the phone was dropped deliberately to throw off the investigation.

This does seem like someone with a beef against the company. . They’ll get him because of DNA on bullets and candy wrapper.

It was over pussoney.

BREAKING: [bold]“deny,” “defend” and “depose” [/bold] were written on the bullets and casings. The gunman sent a message.

Apparently those words are used a lot in the medical insurance industry to avoid paying out claims.

I guess UH turned down one too many life saving surgeries or cancer infusions of a loved one of the shooter.

Everyone knows Merrick's DOJ doesn't put rich white guys like him or the other United Healthcare CEOs/board members in jail.

They won't go bankrupt because of fines from the results of the "investigation"; that's not how those things ever play out.

The outcome of this is going to be different fat cats running United Healthcare and their subscribers paying more for less coverage. The guys under investigation will pay minimal fines and get to leave with their golden parachutes. Obviously the shooter knew how it would end up going.

I am surprised more CEOs of healthcare have not been shot. People are piss with how much they enrich themself at the literal expense of other's lives.

Shell casings found at the scene had the words “deny”, “defend”, and “depose” written on them.

Sorry, I didn’t see R443

I think the words on the casings are a red herring. I hope they are looking closely at the wife.

The wife love when men bring home the bacon, usually the life insurance is not as good as a positive cash flow. Funny thing is, she's the only own who has expressed remorse. If you go to YouTube 100% of the comments are making jokes about the guy. Turns out too many people have been burned by insurance.

[quote] do you really believe this well-planned attack was by a disgruntled citizen who couldn't access healthcare because of Thompson?

R436, I never said that. It's either related to his role as CEO of a hated company or it's related to his issues with the DoJ. The words on the bullets suggest the former but it could be interpreted as being related to the latter. I think we'll eventually find out.

I don't know, R439, but I do wonder where the killer went.

We need Inspector Gadget and Maxwell Smart on the case.

Hopefully dead in a ditch somewhere, R160.

[[quote] Shell casings found at the scene had the words “deny”, “defend”, and “depose” written on them.

That’s bizarre. It sounds more to me like it’s related to the insider trading case.

In war it’s common to do that. Well, maybe not on bullet cartridges, but on bombs or missiles.

The water bottle, phone, and bullet casings could easily be red herrings. I would hope investigators would be smart enough to realize that. I'm sure they are, but sometimes they choose the simple path over the complex.

The assassin could be good looking and seems athletic. Therefore not guilty in the court of Datalounge.

I don't know R457, he has a funky nose but also big hands.

Does anyone know his Starbucks order???

Rote Armee Faktion

The bullet casings are not red herrings.

[quote]The US is so polarised that you even cheer on the murder of people "on the other side".

Based on what I saw online yesterday, the reaction to this isn't very polarized at all. People of all political stripes seem to be either shrugging or cheering. Political, corporate, and financial elites are really the only voices lamenting at large.

I'm not saying that this is a sign of a healthy society—it's clearly not—but an irony is that the sickness has partly been brought upon us by companies like UHC.

I meant what was written on them, r461

R462, it's not about an unhealthy society. The healthcare industry, with its emphasis on enriching CEOs and execs at the expense of the health and lives of the people they purport to represent, is what's sick. This is a for-profit industry that makes obscene returns for the very few at the expense of millions who are held hostage by the behavior of those who run these companies. That's why people shrug or even cheer on this kind of murder. It's understandable, and until Congress reins in the practices of health insurance companies and big Pharma, people will continue to not care about deaths like these because the people are victims every day of this kind of corruption.

Potentially more about the writing on the bullets, from Reuters:

"...The words "deny," "defend" and "depose" were carved into the shell casings found at the scene, police sources told ABC and the New York Post. Reuters has not independently verified that information. The words mirror the title of a book critical of the insurance industry published in 2010 titled "Delay Deny Defend."..."

The support for the shooter reminds me of how some Russians thought the murder of Anastasia and the Czar family was justified in a way, to show people at the top can't get away w things.

It's ghastly and they were innocents.

The book

R466, the Czar ran the country. He was hardly an innocent. And actually, the Russian Revolution has nothing to do with the murder of some CEO.

Some guy who studies hitmen said it's unlikely the killer is a professional but not impossible. There are degrees of competence among hired killers. This guy made mistakes. His weapon jammed, and even though he recovered, a highly skilled hitman would never be in that position. The weapon is perfect. The choice of location is odd for several reasons, the most obvious is all the security cameras in midtown Manhattan as well as people, even though it's early morning. The other unusual thing for a pro is hitting the target when he is not following his usual routine. This could mean the killer had inside info or the timing was such that it had to be done soon.

Joe Biden must have been woken up from his nap to hear the news. He adores the for profit health insurance industry.

R470 Another MAGAt still being a pathetic cunt even though her convicted felon won the election.

Tell us more about that great healthcare plan your guy was gonna come up with in "two weeks" five years ago, cunt.

Yes, R470, Repugs have always been on the side of universal healthcare, right?

If the guy is caught, his Go Fund Me for a lawyer will set records for raising $$$$.

Don't worry, R470. Daddy Trump is going to dismantle the ACA, Medicaid, and Medicare! So, he will make sure that FOR PROFIT INSURANCE INDUSTRY is all that's left but only for the very, very wealthy.

Suffering and death for everyone else, as it should be.

But Sleepy Joe, amirite?

My money is on the wife. He probably called her to say good morning and she made the call to give the shooter a heads up he was on his way over to the hotel.

Stop it! Leave Trump alone!

"Concepts of a Plan" is on the way.

The defense attorney:

Judge the DL says my client the wife did it. As all sane people know DL is always wrong about everything.

Innocent is the only answer,

He was separated from his wife.

More trolling on this thread. Murder never, ever changed any national policy or indicative for the better.

O rlly?

This all reminds me of the plot of "Body Heat".

I don't know what or who is behind this, but still.

R479, the murders of civil rights leaders in te 1960s created a collective nationall outrage that resulted in civil rights legislation, so you're wrong.

Where did you see that, R478? I haven't read or seen all the coverage so I'm curious.

charlie is wrong about something?

Fancy that.

*the 1960s created a collective national outrage

Fixed.

CNN: Law enforcement sources have revealed that police have found one usable image of the suspect who shot United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Thursday.

The shooter appeared to wear a mask most of the time that he was staying at a hostel on 103rd and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan.

But, they have so far captured just one usable image where he isn’t wearing a mask there.

The shooter stayed in a multi-person room with two other males.

Federal authorities are now assisting the NYPD. It's amazing the resources devoted to an investigation when a rich person is killed.

Has DL decided who killed CEO?

The Daily Fail is reporting that he was separated from his wife. They also have pictures of him from some holiday get together with some drooling old man that was on his last legs.

wow, staying at a hostel...foreigner...like someone said earlier

when the husband is killed, spouse is the first suspect the cops look at

Separated from wife for over a year. Here's a link via AOL to the NY Post story on it.

Correction-she’s just some old lady who looks pissed.

She also told NBC that her estranged husband had been receiving threats involving his job, which oversees the largest private insurance company in the nation.

“There had been some threats,” she said. “Basically, I don’t know, a lack of coverage? I don’t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him.”

Former FBI supervisor Rob D’Amico told the outlet that it wouldn’t be difficult for a person with a grudge to track down Thompson’s movements to the Hilton, where he was set to speak on Wednesday.

“Even a layman can find there’s so much on the internet now and people put so much out there,” said D’Amico, who is now a security consultant.

The UnitedHealth Group is the largest private insurer in the nation, with a long and controversial history of rejecting customers’ claims, a key issue that sparked protests in April and July at its Minnesota headquarters where Thompson was based.

Damn those Wikipedia editors are QUICK!!!

Remember you have until December 7 to change your primary provider!

They already have his name and credit card number, assuming he used his real name

Based on what, R498? Citibike has already said that it wasn't one of theirs. Did the gunman use his debit card at Starbucks?

r468, I am not the person you responded to, but the ghastly part about that to my sensibilities is the killing of the whole family. I realize the thinking behind it, but I don't think there is any other natural reaction to that but ghastly.

You have to be a bit bloodthirsty and messed up to actually enjoy that like some do.

But yes, this has nothing to do with that.

If that's the case, R498, then he's definitely not a professional hitman.

Maybe he used it at the place he was staying, R499.

The hostel, R502? Shared room with 2 other dudes?

Yeah, don't think he's a hitman, he's probably ex military and can handle firearms very well and he planned it.

Can't wait for cops to release a pic soon! There is a 10k reward

So the Civil War on Billionaires and Capitalists will be fought as Guerrilla warfare?

Thank you, Trump, for the stochastic warnings.

Whose next?

The gunman's name was Tanya.

Ex-NYPD inspector ‘skeptical’ UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer was a hitman

I like the insurance theme. The next one from Auto/Home Insurance?

“What we know so far is that he was very calm, he clearly knew the route…it doesn’t mean it wasn’t a murder for hire. Those things do happen. The idea that this is a ‘professional shooter’ I am skeptical of,” Mauro said.

Mauro said what makes this case even more interesting is the type of gun that was used.

Omg what if this is the return of the Symbionese Liberation Army? I hope the new SLA kidnaps Apple Martin and makes her pose with a beret and a gun.

Now he looks like he’s got either a very long barrel or a silencer. Silencers are de facto illegal, and they’re very, very hard to come by. So a lot of them are homemade. That said, it could just be a long barrel gun,” Mauro described.

“The gun appears to need to be racked after each shot. Unusual.”

He added that there are guns like that, and they’re designed to suppress the sound, but that there are also add-on features that can be added to keep the slide of a semiautomatic gun from wrecking.

“That means that after you shoot, you’re going to have to rack the slide of the gun in order to shoot again. He does that in the video, which argues that he may have added, and he may have modified the gun because these are sort of after market things that you can add to the gun,” Mauro said.

“So what I would say is, is somebody with a familiarity with guns and, particularly, this gun looks to be a rare type of gun. And that’s a data point that the police can chase down.”

Multiple law enforcement contacts told Fox News that they believed the weapon used in the murder resembled a “Welrod”, a bolt action, suppressed pistol first used in WW2.

Someone needs to do a wellness check on Jake from State Farm.

R501, this is just speculation. Obviously people use stolen credit information all the time. You can usually pay for most things online in advance so a physical credit card might never have been used.

R508, a lot of people have lost flood coverage, now that you mention it.

[Quote] His weapon jammed, and even though he recovered, a highly skilled hitman would never be in that position. The weapon is perfect.

A ridiculous statement. There’s no way to make a semi-auto pistol “perfect” from jams. I’ve fired everything from my father’s M1911 “GI 45” to the most modern SIG Sauer and Glocks, and one thing all slide pistols have in common is misfires. It’s just a function of the action.

Yet semi-auto is still the weapon of choice because of speed of fire and capacity. A revolver is a useful backup. Who’s to say whether he had one or not?

A lot of the clues can be interpreted either way. Location and time could be a sign it wasn't a professional, sure, but it could also be because a message was wanting to be sent to others so public was better or the hit had to happen soon so anytime was better than none.

Yes, some NYPD guy said jams are common and the shooter knew exactly how to clear the jam and keep firing.

R503, he still had to pay for a bed, I assume that wasn't free. And of course he could have used a stolen number.

What next, stochastic threats to Warren and Berkshire?

New photos just dropped

He's cute. I'll be pissed if it's just the wife's sidepiece

lol at r510

Full disclosure, I haven't followed the news since the election, so I'm not up to speed on all of the details, but...

Welcome to Trump's America, 2.0. Now, let me elaborate before telling me I'm full of shit. We just completed a cycle in which Trump promised to radically change our culture and society, starting with hiring Elmo to destroy the administrative state — what they love to call the "deep state" to rile up their low-information voters — which was put in place to protect the people from out-of-control corporations and executives who think, like Elmo, that it's perfectly acceptable to kill people in defense of profits. Elmo has explicitly said that, for instance, it's just fine that a few people, including our vaunted first responders, have been killed due to flaws in his autonomous cars' software. We have to have real world product testing, amiright?

In the 1970s, fewer than 40 Ford Pintos blew up in rear-end collisions, and Ford was forced to recall and fix the problems, but not before destroying the Pinto as a name and Ford corporate paying a price. Fast forward 40 years, and more than 300 Teslas have blown up, had serious software issues resulting in deaths, and are known to have problems that are easily solvable but which would cost Tesla a lot to fix... and not a peep. Elmo won; no regulation of auto manufacturers allows flaws and defects to go unresolved to protect corporate profits. Elmo literally puts profits before life. And Americans went to the polling stations to acknowledge that their lives are worth less than a few dollars in corporate profits.

Elections have consequences. We are about to see our government destroyed with Elmo's promise to eliminate 90% of regulation. We'll have corporate polluters dumping millions of barrels of toxic waste into our water supply and air, and no EPA to rein them in. You'll see big banks steal the lifetime savings of old folks, and no CFPB to put a stop to it. Meat packing plants will no longer have to deal with the FDA shutting them down when their facilities are contaminated with easily preventable but costly to mitigate infections resulting in thousands of deaths due to listeria, e-coli, what have you. They don't want even a National Weather Service to provide early warnings of coming storms. The ACA put in place a ton of regulations; why do you think the GOP has tried to repeal it from the moment it was passed?

The message is clear: you are on your own. Republicans have been saying for the last 50 years that they don't want to do [italic]anything[/italic] to help you or make your life even the tiniest bit better [bold]unless you are rich[/bold]. Just look at the resources NYC and the Feds are putting behind finding this CEO's killer. Somehow, were he a homeless brown-skinned dude, NYC's finest wouldn't even slow their cruiser down to see what's going on, let alone spend the $millions (already) chasing down a guy on a bike. They've revealed that the state has the resources and capability of finding almost anyone, and yet how many murders, assaults and assorted crimes (against the poor) in Manhattan go unsolved every year?

So the fact that an insurance CEO was held to account for his wanton greed is our new normal. You can pay thousands of dollars a month for health insurance, but in your time of need, if a procedure is deemed too costly and will cut into corporate profits, you're denied. We can have an administrative state that will attempt to level the playing field, or we can have anarchy wherein someone is so disgruntled and angry that a CEO's greed cost their spouse's life that they take matters into their own hands.

We've made our choice. It's not too late, but I hold zero hope that the country will see this for what it is — a clear warning of things to come — and reverse course. Clearly, one CEO assassination isn't going to do it.

Buckle up.

Here's a large picture of him. No paywall, no NYT shit.

He looks Israeli to me. My guess, former IDF. Now hitman.

He’s slim, stays in a hostel, very good kn a bike. Clothing and backpack appear to be high quality and well-fitting.

Not from the US.

Oh, FFS, 90% probability that it was the wife, and/or her new secret boyfriend or girlfriend who placed a hit on this guy.

Keep it simple. It’s almost always a pissed off romantic partner, or a crazy ex who can’t move on & let it go.

Excellent post r523

I've not seen the internet this united in a collective womp womp since that yacht sank. Even the titanic submarine people were shown a little mercy

I want Apple Martin’s cassette recordings from captivity released to the press, the ones where she calls her mother a fashion obsessed elitist cunt. And I want het to demand that Gwyneth give vagina candles to all of the women living in America’s public housing system.

Young Joaquin Phoenix @ R524.

He could fill me up with lead any night of the week.

He’s cute. Killer smile 😀

I wish Biden would have had the balls to take on greedy pieces of shit like Thomson.

How about Leo and Crow?

R524 I was not expecting that feminine face!

Long eyelashes

CEO made $10 million a year. $10 million from sucking money out of people's bank accounts while denying them care.

He looks so happy and relaxed right before murdering someone it's creepy. Sure seems like he's done it before. R525 has a good guess, former IDF.

Oh, R534, you mean the way Dump did before and promised to do again? Oh, wait...

Not that I would ever watch such a thing, but are there any online videos of the actual shooting?

R537 - Colombian possible.

The victim’s wife is part Colombian R542

This dude is such a bottom feeder, regardless of his CEO status. He's not worth the charges the pretty shooter is going to catch.

R538 - I want to clarify - that's just in 2023. $2.2 million in salary and over $8 million in stock.

Now - he's been a high-level exec for awhile and given previous huge amounts of stock in previous years that are now worth tens or hundreds of millions.

Their stock price 5 years ago - around $290 per share. Now? It's over $600 per share.

How do they keep creating and giving away millions of stock to tens or more execs every year?

United Health Care introduced an AI model for coverage that had a 90% ERROR RATE - and they KNEW IT. UHC has the HIGHEST number of complaints of any insurer. And they laid people off this year DESPITE record profits.

They are literally killing people for profit - we need more of this. But now they're all going to insist on having security detail. Hope they start to wonder why and their life becomes very uncomfortable.

Nobody cares. Team shooter.

There was a link, posted here, to twitter, with the whole Video. But it looks to be deleted now

The killer was focused and clear on his objective. He hobbled the vic by shooting him in the leg and then went in for the kill. Then walked towards the street calmly, then ran across the street and disappeared

He ignored the bystander, thankfully

They've had security details, received extreme threats, and known they were hated for years. None of this is new.

But you will see a difference in how this plays out depending on the motive of the culprit. This guy will have to be made an example of if he's what some on the Internet wish him to be. But if he's a professional hitman working for the wife or someone trying to silence him to testify, that's another story.

Breaking:Brian Thompson's home target of bomb threat (DM and TMZ)

Murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's Minnesota home was targeted by a bomb threat following his slaying.

TMZ revealed that Thompson's $1.1 million mansion - a mile away from his wife's $1.5 million mansion following their separation - was subjected to the bomb threat 12 hours after he was shot.

The bomb threat was directed to the City Attorney from Maple Grove, MN in an email, claiming there was a pipe bomb at Thompson's home.

A bomb squad was dispatched but found no bomb, and the squad also cleared Thompson's wife Pauley's nearby home.

Security at Pauley's home added that around 15 minutes before cops arrived to check her property, a woman in a Jeep Renegade put something in her mailbox.

The item 'appeared to be an enveloipe the size of a cell phone', but a K-9 united cleared the mailbox of possible explosives.

[Quote] Long eyelashes

It’s a woman!!!

^ He's a women!

R550 that was my first thought. Look at the chin! That's a cis woman.

[quote]It’s a woman!!!

A further echo of the soft butch sous chef murder case followed so intensely here...

We need a new thread. This one is running like the blood flow through a fattie's clogged arteries.

[Quote] Yeah, don't think he's a hitman, he's probably ex military and can handle firearms very well and he planned it.

He fired several shots that missed and the first shot that hit the CEO was to the leg. He didn't handle the firearm well at all and unless he wants to be caught it wasn't well planned

He looks Israeli and he also looks like a good person. Smiling at a service worker. The CEO sentenced thousands of people to death for profit - a real sick fuck. I hope the suspect gets away with it. Sorry/Not Sorry.

The cops have the water bottle he bought at Starbucks! His DNA!

Reminds me I'm due for a rewatch of "Michael Clayton" and "The Killer".

He spoke to someone on phone before killing. Getting his orders?

Do we need it already, R554?

No, R555, that's inaccurate.

Reddit bag nerds are excited by his model V1 Peak Design backpack.

Gotta say, he's the hottest assassin I've seen in a long while.

He looks Arab.

Look at that face, and he’s six foot five? Bro, I’ll bet he’s enormous.

Seen a lot of assassins have you, r561?

He's adorable. NOT GUILTY.

If his schlong is as long as his pistol we will have easy access to the DL Legal Defense Fund.

He stands out, not a good trait to be a killer, you want to go unnoticed

Supposedly a professional hit and he leaves his cell phone and water bottle behind? Just another sign that things are going to hell in a hand basket.

[quote] TMZ revealed that Thompson's $1.1 million mansion - a mile away from his wife's $1.5 million mansion following their separation - was subjected to the bomb threat 12 hours after he was shot.

$1.1 million mansion for someone who get $10 million a year???? In manhattan, that would be a small studio apartment

"He looks Israeli and he also looks like a good person. Smiling at a service worker."

You're a scammer's dream.

No disrespect intended, but a bad person would put on a smile in this situation too.

Has Momma's Mussy chimed in?

I believe Thursdays are when she has it roto-rootered, r571.

This was the most theatre absurd assassination - the CEO is a faceless guy who silently kills people with their three policies.

He killed this guy with a mask on and a silencer with 3 bullets of their policies.

It's actually a very meaningful and direct message - it will be remembered forever.

And I don't give a fuck about the killed guy - more of them need to be killed. That's exactly what they're doing to thousands of people to create their fortunes.

No one has claimed responsibility for doing this. Usually a group would claim they did it, or a lone wolf nutjob would leave behind a manifesto.

I think the wife set it up because she didn't want to be the ex-wife of a felon who was about to lose his fortune and go to jail, or even worse, was about to replace her with a trophy wife.

Here’s a more manly angle, R552.

He could be S. American. I read yesterday that United Healthcare has operations in Brazil, Chile and a couple of other countries...

[Quote] No, [R555], that's inaccurate.

R560 what's inaccurate? Eight shots were fired and 2 hit the victim

The shooter has a beautiful smile, great teeth, is a coffee drinker, tall, slim, clear skin, seems to like the outdoors, dresses well, about my age...

After he's incarcerated I'm marrying him first!

r573, I get what you're saying, but you might want to wait for the actual motive to be revealed before turning him into a hero that will be remembered forever.

R578 - I'll hide him in my attic for a few years.

He is very handsome.

Someone must recognize him by now...

This case is getting so much attention

If he goes to jail, I'm sure he can protect himself, he's big

Mmmmm...big boy.

R577, he hit him in the leg to trap him, then shot him in the back, fatally wounding him with those shots. He knew how to shoot and clear gun jams, because those guns do jam. Beyond that, there's no sign he's a pro. To say he didn't know how to use a gun is inaccurate.

Acquitted!!!

DL needs to get together and conduct a manhunt of our own. We need to find him long before the police do and take turns giving him the best fuck he's ever had in his life before he's caught and put in prison.

Cannot wait to hear what the Starbucks barista remembers about the hitman! If they had an accent, ect- The guy seems like he is 24-34

[quote]The guy seems like he is 24-34

An age range only found on the pages of DL.

Either he's too dumb or just plain ignorant that there are CCTVs everywhere in NYC. He must really from out of town or another country. He probably will be identified soon.

Where's part two?

New thread started.

Husband/Wife were separated and living in separate homes. I don't feel like posting a link. Merry Fucking Christmas.

R584 never said he didn't know how to use a gun. He missed 6 times. I said he didn't use it well. A former NYPD inspector is skeptical he was a professional.

If the shooter disappoints me and turns out to be a humongous lady, then I will stand by her anyway and send her gifts while she is in the slammah. No nookie though, because eww.

Murdered Insurance CEO Had Deployed an AI to Automatically Deny Benefits for Sick People

Thanks, R591

Does Timothy Chalamet have an alibi?

That first pic is a dead ringer for him.

[quote]Either he's too dumb or just plain ignorant that there are CCTVs everywhere in NYC.

And he couldn't possibly be wearing a disguise... anything from a fake nose (looks to me to not quite fit with the rest of his facial features) to a full-on mask. Hell, most people can wear makeup sufficient to disguise their looks. He was smart enough to know to wear a hoodie and face mask (in fairness, anyone watching Marge Green Toilet placing the pre-Jan 6 bombs knows to wear a hoodie and face mask), calmly walk away after firing shots (I haven't seen the claim that there were 6 bullets fired, and the NYT only mentions two message-bearing casings were found), carry a change of clothes, and ride a bike to foil both foot and car chases, so the concept that he was in full disguise is not out of the question.

Bottom line, we're not talking about your average MAGAt here. This guy had the wits to carefully plan, acquire the right tools, and carry out an assassination in broad daylight.

[quote]That first pic is a dead ringer for him.

Indeed. I'm surprised Momma hasn't popped up to announce that her mussy is moist as a snack cake.

Onward, DL detectives.

[Quote] This guy had the wits to carefully plan, acquire the right tools, and carry out an assassination in broad daylight.

but will he get away with it?

Momma's request for conjugal mussy visits will not be denied!