Suspect in UnitedHealthcare executive shooting reportedly did not use Citi Bike to escape

CNN reports that according to an impartial law enforcement source, the person who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan escaped on an e-bike, but not a Citi Bike, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenney. said earlier during a press conference.

Thompson was supposed to appear at the company’s investor meeting, which was canceled a few hours later. Kenney said it appeared the killer was “directly targeting” Thompson and that “at this point, we don’t know why.” The CEO’s wife, Paulette Thompson, said NBC News that “there have been some threats.”

In an email to The VergeLyft spokesman Eric Smith previously said the company “stands ready to assist law enforcement.” If the shooter had used one of Lyft’s bikes, it would have left a digital trail and GPS data when the shooter rented or used a car.

Some updates from CNN sources say that investigators found a cell phone in the street that the attacker ran after the incident that may have been theirs, as well as a bottle of water that he was seen buying, as well as two PowerBars, just from Starbucks. before attacking. In addition, they said the police have a video of the suspect from this morning, “holding what appears to be an electric bicycle battery.”

The other part is what law enforcement is calling the attacker’s “distinctive” backpack, which many people believe is Peak Design’s Everyday Backpack V1 in charcoal or ash colors, based on its shape, color, and straps visible in photos from Starbucks.

The NYPD shared photos of the shooter, including one on a bicycle, and asked that anyone “with information regarding the identity or location of this individual” contact police at 1-800-577-TIPS. Police officers were seen questioning the video location of a Citi Bike kiosk at Madison Avenue and 82nd Street in Manhattan early Wednesday afternoon, according to The New York Times.

Update, December 4: Updated based on report the attacker did not use a Citi Bike, as police previously said, and added additional information from CNN.