The gunman is still at large and witnesses gave conflicting reports to police of what he looked like.
The suspect also wore a black face mask.
ET, he was pronounced dead at the hospital at 7:12 a.m. Social media quickly filled with reactions to the shooting, including everything from shock to some dark humor.
Police gather outside of a Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan where United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on December 04, 2024 in New York City.© Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
This is a horrifying and shocking act of violence, Klobucharwrote on X.
My thoughts are with Brian Thompsons family and loved ones and all those working at United Healthcare in Minnesota.
UnitedHealths stock surgedover 2.4%after news of the killing.
Its currently sitting up 1.4% on the day.
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