Nearly four days after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, police still do not know the gunman’s name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing.

Summary

The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The gunman, who arrived in New York City on November 24th, shot Thompson on December 4th outside a hotel hosting an investor conference.

Investigators believe the gunman, who concealed his identity with a mask, fled the city on a bus, leaving behind a backpack in Central Park.

  • SuperCub
    361·
    16 days ago

    So what’s the justification for the feds being involved? What other state is involved other than NY?

    • underisk@lemmy.ml
      311·
      16 days ago

      they lost track of him at a bus station so I guess they;re using that as a flimsy pretext to pass the investigation off from the famously incompetent NYPD.

    • jonne@infosec.pub
      3·
      15 days ago

      Don’t they get involved in pretty much any high profile crime if the local police force asks for their help?

      • SuperCub
        7·
        15 days ago

        FBI investigative authority includes federal crimes that cross state lines, public corruption, civil rights violations, and national security matters, among others. -per DDG.

        I’m guessing their claim is it’s crossed state lines.