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The manhunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a capturing within the coronary heart of Manhattan has now entered its third day, with the killer nonetheless at massive.

With the gunman’s identification unknown and the motive nonetheless a thriller, authorities try to piece collectively the killer’s actions on Wednesday morning – and the place he went subsequent.

The suspect, a white male wearing black with a grey backpack, was first recorded strolling exterior the Frederick Douglass Homes, a public housing challenge on the Higher West Aspect, as early as 5 a.m., in line with ABC.

He was subsequent recorded leaving the 57th Road F practice cease earlier than being sighted on a Starbucks safety digicam at West 56th Road and sixth Avenue in Manhattan roughly half-hour earlier than Thompson’s dying.

At roughly 6:19 a.m., he was recorded strolling west down fifty fifth Road, a block away from the New York Hilton Midtown, the place Thomson was scheduled to talk at a convention.

Mapped: The suspect’s actions

The shooter was then noticed strolling alone to the Hilton about 5 minutes earlier than the sufferer arrived, police stated.

The killer lay in wait earlier than he opened fireplace exterior the resort at roughly 6:46 a.m, putting Thompson, 50, at level clean vary within the again and proper calf, the NYPD stated.

After the assault, the suspect crossed the road close to the Hilton Lodge and fled via an alleyway earlier than hopping on an electrical bike on fifty fifth Road.

The gunman headed north on sixth Avenue in the direction of Central Park, the place he was final seen at 6:48 a.m. Video footage, obtained by CBS Information, seems to point out the suspect biking out of the park on West eighty fifth Road simply earlier than 7 a.m., in line with the sources.

Police then obtained footage of the suspect arriving on the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Nonetheless, they don’t have footage of him leaving, indicating he could have taken a bus out of the town, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny stated.

Thompson was rushed to Mount Sinai West hospital the place he was pronounced useless at about 7:12 a.m.

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Ten days previous to the assault, the suspect is alleged to have traveled to New York Metropolis by a Greyhound bus which originated in Atlanta, regulation enforcements sources informed CNN. It’s not clear the place the suspect received on the car.

Surveillance footage exhibits the suspect getting off the bus in New York round 9 p.m. on November 24.

The suspect then took a cab to the HI New York Metropolis Hostel on Amsterdam Avenue close to 104th Road in Manhattan, CNN experiences. Investigators stated he used a faux New Jersey ID to ebook a multi-person room, the place he stayed with two different males.

The suspect was then was stated to have checked out of the hostel on November 29, earlier than as soon as once more checking again in on November 30

Throughout his keep, the alleged killer shared a flirtatious second with a feminine hostel employee, who requested him to tug down his masks.

The second was captured on the hostel’s safety cameras and shared on X by police on Thursday morning.

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No arrests have been made as of Saturday afternoon, with the NYPD providing a $10,000 reward for data resulting in the suspect. The FBI has additionally joined the investigation, providing $50,000 for data.

Kenny stated the killing was “not a random act of violence” however was a “focused assault.”

Thompson’s spouse, Paulette Thompson, informed NBC Information her husband acquired “some threats” threats previous to Wednesday’s capturing.

Detectives informed CNN that the gunman’s sluggish, deliberate actions instructed that he has fired a weapon earlier than and should have been in regulation enforcement or the navy. Kenny stated the suspect could have used a veterinary gun – massive weapons utilized by farmers to place down animals with out making a loud noise.

Investigators at the moment are honing in a sequence of clues they hope will assist determine the killer together with a cryptic message left behind on the scene. Based on police sources to ABC Information, the phrases “deny,” “depose,” and “defend” have been carved into a number of the reside rounds and shell casing left exterior the Hilton resort.

The suspect additionally appeared to drop a water bottle he had bought from Starbucks and a cellphone in an alleyway when he fled. New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams stated Saturday that “the online is tightening” across the suspect as police collect DNA, fingerprints and different proof.

He added that regulation enforcement officers don’t need to launch a suspect’s title right now.

“If we do, we’re principally giving a tip to the individual we’re looking for and we don’t need to give him an higher hand in any respect,” Adams stated. “Let him proceed to consider he can conceal behind the masks. We revealed his face. We’re going to disclose who he’s and we’re going to deliver him to justice.”