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A senior govt at US healthcare firm UnitedHealth Group was fatally shot forward of an investor occasion in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, in response to an individual acquainted with the matter.
Brian Thompson, who had served because the chief govt of the group’s UnitedHealthcare division since 2021, was pronounced lifeless at hospital after being shot exterior the New York Hilton Midtown, the particular person stated.
New York Police Division officers stated a 50-year-old male had been killed within the space however wouldn’t affirm his identification till the household was knowledgeable. Thompson was 49 on the finish of February 2024, in response to a UnitedHealth regulatory submitting.
UnitedHealth Group didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
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