UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside Hilton hotel in Midtown in targeted attack - sources | 4 Dec 2024 | The CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance division was gunned down Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown in what police say was a targeted attack. Brian Thompson, 50, was at the hotel around 6:46 a.m., arriving early for a conference, when a masked man allegedly waiting for the CEO repeatedly shot at him along Sixth Avenue before dashing off on a bicycle, police sources told The Post. Thompson was hit in the chest, prompting a desperate attempt by first responders to save him with CPR, harrowing video shows. He was rushed in critical condition to the Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.