Early Wednesday morning, an unidentified gunman shot and killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday. Business and government leaders around the U.S. are reacting to the troubling news, leading many to ask themselves, what is happening to New York?
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz reacted to the CEO's untimely death on social media, sharing that the state is "sending our prayers" to Thompson's family. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the late CEO lived in Maple Grove, Minnesota – a suburb of Minneapolis. This truth seemingly impacted the state's governor, who took to "X" to express his support of the "horrifying news.