UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan, according to police sources cited by the New York Post.
Thompson, 50, was shot shortly before 7 a.m. near a hotel on 54th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition but was later pronounced dead.
Thompson had been with UnitedHealth Group since 2004 and became CEO of UnitedHealthcare in 2021.