Brian Thompson was walking toward the New York Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, dressed in a suit and tie, to attend UnitedHealthcare’s annual investor conference being held in the ballroom"

A gunman, who investigators tell CNN was masked in the sub-freezing temperatures, waited for about 10 minutes before Thompson’s arrival, before opening fire from 20 feet away shooting multiple times, striking Thompson."

The gunman fled, cutting through an alleyway and hopping on to a bicycle, the official told CNN."

hope he died in complete terror. only wish I could have been there to piss in his face.

[–] Posadas@hexbear.net 113 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

BREAKING: ARTIST RENDITION OF SUSPECTED SHOOTER

sicko-biker

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@hexbear.net 46 points 2 weeks ago

🎤I WANT TO RIDE MYYYYY-🎶

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 18 points 2 weeks ago

Shooter was wearing a mask and had buns of steel.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 58 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

20 feet away? Damn, finally an adventurist who spent time at the range.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I feel like targeting billionaires and CEOs isn't adventurism, shit's popular.

[–] BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Brian Thompson was walking toward the New York Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, dressed in a suit and tie, to attend UnitedHealthcare’s annual investor conference being held in the ballroom"

Think of all the life-saving procedures that have been denied that could have been paid for with the catering budget for this investor conference.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 12 points 2 weeks ago

Perfect. Only would've been better if it had been at the podium in front of the investors but I'll take it

[–] jaywalker@hexbear.net 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Someone invite the shooter to do an AMA on /c/fuckcars

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The gunman fled, cutting through an alleyway and hopping on to a bicycle, the official told CNN

Godspeed hope they get away with it

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

unless somebody betrays somebody, I bet they do. cops are a fucking joke against even the most obvious idiots. somebody clever with a simple plan and a normal amount of luck is basically Moriarty.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

getting on a bike and powering off asap while wearing fairly unidentifiable clothing is gonna make it borderline impossible i think. i doubt itll be just cops working on this though, billionaires will hire a lot of goons to figure this one out

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 12 points 2 weeks ago

I really hope it wasn't a business thing or a mugging

I hope it was a normal disgruntled person and I hope the fucker was made to beg