UnitedHealth (UNH) halted its investor day after its Brian Thompson, the CEO of the company’s insurance division UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot. Thompson was shot in the chest outside the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan, where the company was hosting an investor day, a person familiar with the situation told Bloomberg. The New York Police Department confirmed the killing. Early reports suggest that the attack was targeted, this person said. Upon Thompson’s arrival, the alleged attacker was waiting for him and shot him from about 20 feet away before he fled on foot, Bloomberg notes. “We’re dealing with a very serious medical situation,” UnitedHealth Chief Executive Officer Andrew Witty said before halting the company’s investor day.
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