The FBI has posted a new wanted poster for the man who gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel earlier this week.
Images featured on the poster show the suspect traveling inside a taxi cab and walking along a New York City sidewalk. The poster reiterates that the FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the gunman’s capture.
“The FBI’s New York Field Office is assisting the New York City Police Department in seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the unknown suspect responsible for the shooting death of a 50-year-old male victim outside of 1335 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, at approximately 6:40 a.m., on the morning of December 4, 2024,” the poster reads.
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New images of the suspect released by the FBI
Both the NYPD and the FBI are searching for the suspect, who allegedly shot and killed Thompson in what authorities are referring to as a “targeted attack.”
The suspect fled the scene after “laying in wait” for Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel, where he was on his way to attend an investor’s conference. Thompson was pronounced dead shortly after 7 a.m. after he was shot at least once in the back and once in the right calf.
The gunman then fled on an electric bike and was later seen entering the Port Authority bus station shortly after the attack, leading investigators to believe he is no longer in New York City.
Investigators recovered a backpack linked to the suspect in Central Park, which contained Monopoly money and a jacket, over the weekend. Divers could also be seen scouring a nearby body of water, while investigators are currently investigating other items that could be linked to the suspect.
Retired FBI agent Scott Duffey told Fox News that the backpack will be taken to a lab in Queens for forensic testing. “[It’s] a process for hair, fibers [and] DNA,” Duffey told the outlet. “If he holds his hand against the strap and tightens the buckle like most of us do, that is where DNA most likely can be found. And zippers.”
The manhunt, which entered its fifth day as of Sunday, has now expanded to at least five states. The New York City bus station the suspect used serves routes that could have taken him to New Jersey, north towards Boston or south towards Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., Fox News reported.
Investigators are also investigating a potential motive after the gunman allegedly scribbled the words “Depose,” “Deny” and “Defend” on the bullets used in the murder.
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