Investigators probing whether man being questioned arrived in the area by bus
Investigators are looking into whether the man being questioned in Altoona, Pennsylvania, had recently traveled there by bus from Philadelphia, a senior law enforcement official said.
What we know about the shooting
CEO Brian Thompson, 50, was gunned down in front of the New York Hilton Midtown as he was on his way to speak at UnitedHealth Group’s investor conference around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday.
Police said the shooter appeared to wait for his target in what New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch described as a “premeditated, preplanned targeted attack.”
The shooter, who was masked, approached Thompson from behind and shot him at least once in the back and once in the right calf. Police said shell casings found at the scene had the words “deny,” “delay” and “depose” written on them.
The gunman fled on foot, then on a bike into Central Park, New York City police have said. The last video of the alleged shooter was at a bus depot in upper Manhattan.
Investigators found a gray bag in Central Park and were investigating whether it was the one carried by the suspected shooter. A jacket was found in the bag, as well as some Monopoly money, two senior law enforcement sources said.
Three senior law enforcement officials familiar with the case said police believe the shooter may have traveled to New York City last month by a Greyhound bus. The bus left from Atlanta. While in New York, the shooter stayed at a hostel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
McDonald’s customers described man police are questioning as 'suspicious'
The man police are questioning today in Pennsylvania was described as "suspicious" by customers at a McDonald's, who called police, three senior law enforcement officials said.
When police arrived, they noticed the man had a fake ID, and he was taken to a police station for questioning, two senior law enforcement officials said.
There, they discovered he had a gun similar to the one used in the killing of Brian Thompson, a silencer and a fake New Jersey ID, the two sources said.
Man with gun similar to one used in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting being questioned
A man in Altoona, Pennsylvania, is being questioned by authorities after he was found with a gun similar to the one used in the fatal shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO in New York. NBC News’ Tom Winter has details on the developments.
Man questioned in Pennsylvania over gun similar to one used in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, sources say
Authorities are questioning a man in central Pennsylvania in connection with the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, law enforcement sources said today.
The man in Altoona drew the attention of investigators, in part, because he was found with a gun similar to the one used in Wednesday’s deadly shooting, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.