Follow all the latest news and updates in the manhunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killerHealth insurance companies have started removing images of their leadership teams from their websites following the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Robert D'Amico, founder of Sierra One Consulting who has previously worked for the FBI, said the removal showed they had been listening to security experts. D’Amico said he expects corporate boards of directors to reassess their security plans for executives. 'I think the healthcare companies are going to see that and realize that there's more hate out there for them and their executives,' D'Amico said.
His schedule was widely known, and witnesses have said the suspected gunman even knew which door Thompson was going to emerge from before opening fire. He told attendees: 'We're dealing with a very serious medical situation with one of our team members. As a result, I'm afraid, we're going to have to bring to a close the event.'
'His first shot was well aimed. The second one though, he somehow hits him in the leg. He took a longer shot than you would expect if it was professional,' he said. Bullets lie on the sidewalk at the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Thompson was fatally shot He is said to have arrived into the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan following the 20 hour bus trip from the southern city.
Authorities hunting for the masked gunman where handed bombshell evidence by the hostel after a flirty moment with a member of staff saw him pull his facemask down. He is thought to have stayed in the shared room facility, seen here, checked in with a fake ID from New Jersey