New York — A New York City hostel is now the focal point Investigation into the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson,
it is right here NYPD obtained photos of a person of interestWho let down his guard and his mask while talking to a woman working the front desk.
A highly placed source told CBS News that New York police interviewed the woman, and she told officers that she had asked to “see her beautiful smile.”
Former Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence of the NYPD and “They were having a flirtatious moment and he pulls her over and gives a big smile and that casual moment between two human beings is the most important clue in this whole case so far.” It is made.” Counterterrorism John Miller said.
Sources say the man used a fake New Jersey ID with a fake name to check into the hostel, located at 891 Amsterdam Avenue on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Detectives sealed the room where he was staying and interrogated other guests.
A spokesperson for Hi New York Hostel said, “We are cooperating fully with the NYPD and as this is an active investigation, cannot comment at this time.”
Investigators believe the man may have come to New York City by bus about 10 days before the shooting.
Timeline of UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooter's activities
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the police are still there Piecing together a timeline of the gunman's actionsVideo shows him exiting a Midtown subway station at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, half an hour before the shooting.
A few minutes later, he shows up at a nearby Starbucks, two blocks away from the Hilton Hotel.
Sources told CBS News that police believe the suspect purchased a drink and a protein bar by paying with cash. The NYPD is now running forensic tests on a discarded coffee cup.
Then at about 6:30 a.m., surveillance video obtained by The New York Times shows the suspect talking on a cellphone while driving toward the hotel.
Sixteen minutes later, Thompson was killed,
The bullets read “delay” and “deny.”
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NYPD sources say The gunman used a gun at B&T STATION SIX Equipped with silencer.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said, “In all my years of law enforcement, I've never seen a silencer before. So this was really something that was shocking to all of us.”
Investigators still have not found the two most important pieces of evidence – the gun and the backpack.
Detectives are investigating whether The words “delay” and “denial” found written in sharpie on rock coversHighlight a motive, possibly referencing a book called “Delay, Deny, Defend” which criticizes tactics allegedly used by insurers.
Investigators are searching Central Park, where they believe the suspect may have dumped his backpack. They are also visiting gun dealers in Connecticut, trying to find out where the murder weapon was purchased, and running photographs of a person of interest to facial recognition technologies.
“You can run it against their employee databases, there are databases for criminals, there are military databases, there are photos in a lot of places,” said CBS News law enforcement contributor Rich Esposito.
The NYPD is offering a $10,000 reward in this case. Police ask the public to call the Crime Stoppers hotline 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)Or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip through their websiteAll calls are kept confidential.
