A suspect in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson was detained and questioned at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s on Monday, a source with knowledge of the investigation told Fox News Digital.
The source added that the person had a gun and silencer similar to the one used in Wednesday’s shooting. He also carried four fake ID cards and a manifesto, according to the New York Post.
A senior law enforcement official told The New York Times that the document criticized health care companies for putting profits over care.
NYPD believes UnitedHealth CEO assassin left New York City on bus the morning of shooting
Surveillance footage released by the New York Police Department shows a suspect being sought in connection with the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 in midtown Manhattan . (NYPD Crime Stoppers)
NYPD believes UnitedHealth CEO assassin left New York City on bus the morning of shooting
The man was using a laptop at a McDonald’s in New York before Wednesday’s shooting and had “eyebrows that match,” a police source told Fox News .[ed]”.
Police sources said an employee alerted police after allegedly recognizing the man’s face on a wanted poster.
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The man was taken to the Altoona Police Department, where police are reportedly trying to determine his true identity. As of press time, the department had not responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Sources on the scene said NYPD officers have not yet arrived at the Penn State Police Department.
Altoona is a city located approximately 100 miles east of Pittsburgh.
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Thompson was shot three times outside the Hilton Hotel in downtown New York. The shooting suspect was last seen at the Port Authority bus station in upper Manhattan.
