A backpack discovered within the hunt for the gunman who killed a medical health insurance boss belonged to the suspect, police have stated.

Three days after the capturing of UnitedHealthcare chief government Brian Thompson exterior a Hilton resort in Manhattan, police nonetheless have no idea the gunman’s identification or whereabouts, or have a motive for the killing, New York Police Division Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny instructed reporters.

Footage of the assault, which befell at round 6.45am on Wednesday forward of the UnitedHealthcare’s annual investor convention, exhibits the suspect sporting a gray backpack.

On Friday, investigators discovered the backpack in Central Park, following a sweep of an unlimited space of lakes, ponds, meadows, playgrounds and woods known as The Ramble.

Sky Information’ US companion community NBC Information stated the bag shall be taken unopened to a lab to see whether it is linked to the capturing, and if it accommodates any proof useful to regulation enforcement.

This comes as police stated that they suppose the suspect doubtless left New York Metropolis on a bus quickly after the capturing.

The suspect hid his identification with a masks all through his time within the metropolis and appeared to pay with money in institutions the place he was captured on digicam.

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Police are nonetheless trying right into a potential motive for the killing and whether or not the suspect might have been a disgruntled worker or buyer of the insurance coverage firm.

Video of the suspect fleeing the capturing confirmed him driving an e-bike into Central Park, then later taking a taxi to a bus terminal that supplied commuter companies to New Jersey and Greyhound routes to Philadelphia, Boston and Washington DC, in line with Mr Kenny.

Officers additionally stated they’ve video of the suspect getting into the bus station, however no video of him exiting, main them to imagine he left the town – one thing first reported by CNN.

Mr Thompson, a father of two who lived in a Minneapolis suburb, had been with Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare since 2004 and served as chief government for greater than three years.

The capturing has shaken company America and the medical health insurance business specifically, inflicting corporations to re-evaluate safety plans and delete photographs of executives from their web sites.