{"id":17682,"date":"2024-12-04T13:25:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T14:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=17682"},"modified":"2024-12-04T14:29:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T14:29:43","slug":"c-e-o-of-unitedhealthcare-is-killed-in-midtown-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=17682","title":{"rendered":"C.E.O. of UnitedHealthcare Is Killed in Midtown Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">The executive, Brian Thompson, was shot in the chest in what people briefed on the investigations said appeared to be a targeted attack.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot in the chest in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, according to a police report and two people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The report said that the executive, Brian Thompson, 50, was shot just after 6:45 a.m. at 1335 Sixth Avenue, the address for the New York Hilton Midtown, according to the report. Mr. Thompson was taken to Mount Sinai West in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Police officers are still searching for the gunman, who fled east on Sixth Avenue, the report said. He was wearing a cream-colored jacket, a black face mask and a gray backpack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The police believe Mr. Thompson was targeted in the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Thompson was promoted to chief executive of UnitedHealthcare in April 2021, heading one unit of the larger UnitedHealth Group. He lives in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">UnitedHealth Group, which provides insurance and pharmacy benefits through several units, is one of the nation\u2019s largest corporations. It reported $372 billion in revenues in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">This is a breaking news story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The executive, Brian Thompson, was shot in the chest in what people briefed on the investigations said appeared to be a targeted attack.The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot in the chest in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, according to a police report and two people familiar with the matter.The report said that the executive, Brian Thompson, 50, was shot just after 6:45 a.m. at 1335 Sixth Avenue, the address for the New York Hilton Midtown, according to the report. Mr. Thompson was taken to Mount Sinai West in critical condition.Police officers are still searching for the gunman, who fled east on Sixth Avenue, the report said. He was wearing a cream-colored jacket, a black face mask and a gray backpack.The police believe Mr. Thompson was targeted in the attack.Mr. Thompson was promoted to chief executive of UnitedHealthcare in April 2021, heading one unit of the larger UnitedHealth Group. He lives in Minnesota.UnitedHealth Group, which provides insurance and pharmacy benefits through several units, is one of the nation\u2019s largest corporations. 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