cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22793020
Summary
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, was fatally shot in a premeditated attack outside the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan. The gunman, still at large, fired at Thompson multiple times, striking him in the back and calf.
Shell casings found at the scene had the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose” written on them, according to law enforcement. Despite known threats, Thompson did not have a security detail.
Surveillance footage shows the assailant ambushing Thompson from behind before fleeing. The motive remains unclear as investigations continue.
It’s a book reference: https://delaydenydefend.com/
Given how good the guy was at shooting an unarmed civilian I was kinda thinking it was a dirty cop which would indicate the hit theory.
However, with all this I am leaning more towards ex-military disgruntled type. I dunno. Cause you can get good at using a gun but getting good st shooting people feels like a diffrent skill to me.
I really think anyone who was big into firearms or a professional hitman probably would have tested their setup first and made sure the gun cycled with the ammo and suppressor
This seems like someone who read up on shit online and bought it but did not practice with it
One could also test their setup and understand that the gun needs to be cycled manually and be prepared to do that. Not a big deal if your target is unarmed.
The way he actioned the gun after the first shot seems very practiced, it’s only between 2 and 3 he seems to have trouble. Even then he clears it quickly enough for the third shot.
I think he already knew the gun with silencer and subsonics wouldn’t action automatically.
Probably is hard to find a range in NY to practice shooting a silenced gun. I still think the shooting a person and not freaking out after is hard work
there are plenty of wooded areas all over the state, wouldn’t be too hard to find a secluded area to go shoot for a while
yeah I mean not saying it’s easy
and if they stayed in a hostel they probably weren’t from nyc?
50/50 if they weren’t from NYC that really increases the ammount of work he had to do to prep. So the NSA could probably pinpoint them from search history Metadata. If they are a NYC resident staying at a hostel to create a fake trail is a good plan also
I’m so so on the fake trail thing, considering it leaked photos of their face for no reason, but depends how sophisticated they were, could be done in a way that really throws the feds off their scent or it could be just sloppiness
hopefully they’re running to cuba or something as we speak but thats definitely cope lol
I am assuming the backpack had a change of clothes. If it were me I would have had two mismatched shoe lifts to throw off gait analysis, colored contacts, some cheap jewelry. Like a pendant for a religion that isn’t mine and a high-school ring for a place I didn’t go to.