UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Shot Dead Outside NYC Hotel in Possible Targeted Attack

Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was fatally shot in the chest Wednesday morning outside a Manhattan hotel in what reports say may have been a targeted attack.

Brian Thompson, 50, was fired upon by a masked man around 6:46 a.m. outside of the New York Hilton Midtown, where the company was set to hold an investor meeting, police sources told the New York Post.

The married healthcare boss, who was worth an estimated $43 million, was rushed to a hospital in critical condition but succumbed to his injuries.

His suspect reportedly fled the scene on a bike and remains at large. The Post reported that the suspected gunman wore a cream-colored jacket, black face mask, and black and white sneakers.

Sources told the paper that the suspect fired at Thompson “from a distance” after spotting him on the street. Prior to that, he’d supposedly been “milling” around the vicinity of the hotel. Other sources confirmed that account to Bloomberg, claiming the gunman was about 20 feet from Thompson when he opened fire.

Thompson, who lives in a suburb of Minneapolis, was scheduled to speak at the investor meeting later Wednesday at the Hilton, according to a press release from the company.

Police are yet to release a formal statement about the fatal encounter, and did not respond to requests for comment from the Daily Beast.

The UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare’s parent company, began its investor meeting at 8 a.m. but brought it to a halt a little over an hour later, reported Pix 11.

“We’re dealing with a very serious medical situation” Andrew Witty, who is chief executive of the parent company, told investors before abruptly halting the event, according to Bloomberg.

The investor meeting was well publicized in advance. A news release shared by the company said its massive 2025 revenue of $450 to $455 billion was set to be discussed, as well as its stock’s positive movement on Wall Street.

Thompson, who heads up UnitedHealth Group’s insurance division known as UnitedHealthcare, has been with the company for more than 20 years, according to his LinkedIn.

He was tapped for the chief executive role in April 2021 at the company, which is the largest health insurance company in the world and ranks 8th on the Fortune Global 500 list. UnitedHealthcare insures more than 52 million people worldwide, with about 90 percent of those being in the states.

The parent company is based in Minnesota but was in New York for its investor meeting.

A spokesperson for the UnitedHealth Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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