Experts say killer was 'meticulous,' maybe professional in CEO shooting
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🗓️ 7 December 2024
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The search continues for a gunman in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Experts say the killer was maybe a professional. Meanwhile, many online have shown little sympathy. Why?
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| 0:12.5 | Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson. And today is Saturday, December 7, 2024. |
| 0:18.2 | This is the excerpt. |
| 0:24.6 | Today, a search continues for the gunman who killed United Healthcare CEO. Plus how Trump is using Mar-a-Lago as a political hub, and we remember Pearl Harbor. |
| 0:32.8 | The search for a gunman who killed United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson enters its fourth day today. |
| 0:38.9 | Police are chasing down hundreds of tips. |
| 0:41.1 | Healthcare companies have increased security around executives, |
| 0:44.3 | and security experts warn that precious time is ticking away to catch the shooter. |
| 0:49.2 | Thompson, the highest-ranking executive at United Healthcare, |
| 0:52.1 | one of the largest insurance providers in the nation, |
| 0:55.0 | was gunned down outside the Hilton Midtown Manhattan early Wednesday by a masked gunman |
| 0:59.8 | who fled the scene on foot and then by bike into Central Park. In one of the latest developments, |
| 1:05.6 | NYPD officials told CNN yesterday that the gunman who killed Thompson may have fled New York |
| 1:10.5 | City on a bus after the |
| 1:12.3 | killing. Joseph Kenney, the chief of detectives, told CNN, police have video of the gunmen going into a bus terminal the day of the attack. |
| 1:20.3 | Based on surveillance video of the brazen killing, even when the weapon appeared to jam, the killer remained composed. |
| 1:26.6 | He stood over Thompson, fired again, and walked |
| 1:29.1 | away. The shooter seemed to have taken steps to plan the attack and conceal his identity, |
| 1:34.4 | including using a fake ID, wearing a face mask, and staying at a hostel. He also did not run a car, |
| 1:40.9 | but instead fled on foot, and then on a bike. Experts are mixed on whether these signs point to a possible professional at work. |
| 1:48.8 | Some of the response online to Thompson's killing has been crude and complicated, |
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