Police in New York City has released a photo of the man who executed the CEO of America's largest health insurance company in downtown Manhattan.And it was revealed the killer who assassinated UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had inscribed his bullets with cryptic messages alluding to a book that condemns insurance companies.The masked suspect, who is still at-large, fatally shot the 50-year-old CEO on a New York City sidewalk early Wednesday morning outside the Hilton Hotel on Sixth Ave. where an investors meeting was being held. Thompson, who lives in Minnesota with his wife and children and was in the Big Apple to host the meeting, was shot in the torso at close range at 6:46 a.m.. He was pronounced dead a half an hour later after being rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The assassin fled on an electric bike towards Central Park. New information released by the New York Police Department (NYPD) reveals the messages inscribed on the three live nine-millimeter rounds and three discharged casings contain the words “deny,” “depose” and “defend,” according to the New York Post. Police indicated the words echo a 2010 book condemning the insurance business, called Delay, Deny, Defend: Why insurance companies don’t pay claims and what you can do about it by by Jay M. Feinman.Each bullet contained one word — police speculate the killer was trying to leave a message for investigators to piece together to determine his motive. Further, it has been discovered the gunman used a silencer and police after analyzing security footage determined he is an experienced shooter. Police called it a “brazen, targeted attack,” with the assassin shooting mercilessly at Thomson as he tried to crawl away. “Based on the evidence we have so far, it does appear that the victim was specifically targeted,” said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny.“But at this point, we do not know why. This does not appear to be a random act of violence.”Thompson, whose annual salary was $9.9 million, was one of several other company executives under a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into insider trading. The Post, citing Crain’s New York Business Report, revealed Thompson sold $15.1 million in shares on February 16 — two weeks before the DOJ probe went public.
