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

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

The suspect, a white male dressed totally in black, was first allegedly recorded strolling exterior the Frederick Douglass Homes, a public housing venture on the Higher West Aspect, as early as 5am, in keeping with ABC.

He was subsequent recorded leaving the 57th Road F prepare cease and 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 loss of life on Wednesday morning.

At roughly 6.19am, 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 hearth exterior the lodge at roughly 6:46 a.m, placing Thompson, 50, from level clean vary within the again and proper calf, the NYPD stated.

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

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 keeping with the sources.

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

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Ten days previous to the assault, the suspect is claimed to have traveled to New York Metropolis by a Greyhound bus which originated in Atlanta, legislation enforcements sources instructed CNN. It isn’t clear the place the suspect received on the automobile.

Surveillance footage reveals the suspect getting off the bus in New York round 9 p.m. ET on November 24. That day, he was seen strolling via the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, one supply stated.

The suspect then checked into he HI New York Metropolis Hostel on Amsterdam Avenue close to 104th Road in Manhattan, sources instructed The New York Instances.

He’s stated to have used a pretend New Jersey identification guide the room, a senior legislation enforcement official instructed the newspaper.

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 Friday morning, with the NYPD providing a $10,000 reward for data resulting in the suspect.

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

Thompson’s spouse, Paulette Thompson, instructed NBC Information her husband acquired “some threats” threats previous to Wednesday’s taking pictures.

Detectives instructed CNN that the gunman’s gradual, deliberate actions steered that he has fired a weapon earlier than and should have been in legislation enforcement or the army.

Investigators at the moment are honing in a collection of clues they hope will assist determine the killer together with a cryptic message left behind on the scene.

In accordance with police sources to ABC Information, the phrases “deny,” “depose,” and “defend” had been carved into a few of the stay rounds and shell casing left exterior the Hilton lodge.

The suspect additionally appeared to drop a water bottle he had bought from Starbucks and a cellphone in an alleyway when he fled. Investigators hope the gadgets may be capable to present fingerprint or DNA proof.