Could the hunt for the killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson be near an end?
Media outlets reported Monday that a man is being held in Pennsylvania, in connection with the case. According to ABC News, the man in Altoona, Pa., “was stopped with a fake ID and is being held for questioning.” The man, per the reports, had a similar gun as the one used in the crime.
Per the report, the NYPD is sending officers to the Central Pennsylvania town.
NEWS: Investigators of C.E.O.’s Killing Are Questioning a Man in Pennsylvania
A law enforcement officer said a suspect had been identified by someone who spotted him in a restaurant in Altoona. pic.twitter.com/Om7I3rbi6I
— Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) December 9, 2024
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Per CNN, “working off of a tip, police stopped a person traveling by bus and recovered a suppressor – a device that muffles the sound of a firearm – and a number of false IDs, one official added.”
“Authorities have known what the suspect looks like but not who or where he is,” CNN added. “Through glimpses of his unmasked face, his movements through the country’s largest city and the belongings police say he discarded, he seems almost familiar but remains a mystery.
Police questioning man with fake IDs and suppressor in Pennsylvania in connection with health care CEO’s killing, sources sayhttps://t.co/rTfjrT5NUW
— Leigh Waldman (@LeighWaldman) December 9, 2024
The news comes a day after New York Mayor Eric Adams told the press that the police were closing in on the suspect.
“As I say, the net is closing and closing,” Adams told NY1. “This was an extremely challenging investigation. A fully masked person. The amount of detective work it took to put the pieces together — we feel we’re getting closer and closer.”
The suspect is believed to have arrived in New York on a bus from Georgia, although they’re not sure if the shooter is actually from there. They believe he checked into a hostel on the Upper West Side, where some pictures were taken of him.
After the shooting of the health care CEO outside of a midtown Manhattan hotel, police believe the suspect escaped on a bike, was later on foot in Central Park, and likely took a bus to a bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge, and escaped the city by bus, to an unknown destination.
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