The suspect in Wednesday’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson allegedly left a message on shell casings which consisted of the phrases “Defend,” “Deny,” “Depose.”
Breitbart Information reported 50-year-old Thompson was shot and killed exterior the Hilton Resort in Midtown Manhattan simply after 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday.
Hours after the killing, the NYPD held a press convention and made clear they imagine the killing was focused not random.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny identified that the suspect was sporting a “distinctive grey backpack,” black face masks, gentle brown jacket, and black and white sneakers. He stated the suspect “[ignored] quite a few different pedestrians,” approached Thompson from behind, and shot him within the again.
A wished poster is about up for an NYPD press convention relating to a murder authorities imagine was a focused assault at One Police Plaza on December 4, 2024, in New York Metropolis. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot earlier than he was to attend the corporate’s annual traders assembly. (Alex Kent/Getty)
On Thursday morning NBC 4 New York famous the suspect within the killing allegedly left a message on shell casings which have been discovered on the scene.
The alleged message was “defend,” “deny,” and “depose.”
The New York Submit identified, “The NYPD is investigating the potential message…engraved on reside rounds and shell casings left behind by the masked murderer after he shot Thompson.”
The message is eerily near that of a ebook on insurance coverage firms refusing to pay claims titled, “Delay, Deny, Defend.”
The ebook’s subtitle is, “Why insurance coverage firms don’t pay claims and what you are able to do about it.”
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