Hostel Surveillance Footage Shows Suspect Unmasked

Laura Coates Live

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🗓️ 6 December 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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The suspected gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson traveled by Greyhound bus to New York before the shooting, a law enforcement source said. Authorities also said the suspect used a fake New Jersey driver’s license to check into an Upper West Side hostel. Smiling photos showing a man police consider a suspect may have provided a significant clue as he lowered his mask during a flirtatious moment with a New York hostel clerk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:17.5	This does not appear to be a random act of violence.
0:21.1	Premeditated, pre-planned, targeted attack.
0:24.4	He came on a bus, which originated in Atlanta.
0:27.8	Pieces in the puzzle, they are still coming together, and we're going to have someone apprehended.
0:32.4	They were having a flirtatious moment, and he pulls it down, and he gives the the big smile the most significant clue to date.
0:37.9	No matter how perfectly it seems that this was executed, he will have made mistakes.
0:42.5	He's not a beginner, but also I'd say he's not an expert.
0:45.9	The threats that we're hearing about, things that the company was worried about.
0:50.3	Two words were found, delay and deposed.
0:53.2	Was this retaliation over a health care issue?
0:56.1	We will not rest until we identify and apprehend the shooter in this case.
1:17.0	The manhunt for the CEO killer now at 40 hours and counting.
1:21.1	Good evening and welcome to a special edition of Laura Coates Live from New York City where new clues are quickly pouring in and shaping a new picture of the gunman
1:25.8	who murdered United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
1:29.4	For the next hour, our team of reporters, profilers, and law enforcement experts are going
1:34.2	to be with us to take us inside this manhunt. They're reporting and analysis just a few
1:39.4	moments away. But first, take a good look at your screen because this, this is who police want to talk to.
1:47.5	They believe he is the man behind the mask, the suspected gunman who brazenly killed the leader
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