Cups mark the location of shell casings found at the scene where the CEO of United Healthcare Brian Thompson was reportedly shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City, US, December 4, 2024.
Shell casings found at the scene where the UnitedHealthcare CEO was shot dead by a masked gunman in front of a busy New York City hotel had the words "deny," "defend" and "depose" written on them, a senior New York City law enforcement official briefed on the investigation confirmed to NBC News on Thursday.
Brian Thompson, 50, was killed in a "premeditated, preplanned targeted attack" outside the New York Hilton Midtown on Sixth Avenue in the heart of Manhattan, police said.
Police say they don't yet know the motive of the gunman, who they say is still at large.
ABC News was the first to report the words written on the bullet casings.
I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him."
The gunman continued to fire as Thompson fell to the ground, the video showed. »