Summary

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in a targeted attack outside a New York Hilton hotel, with investigators describing the killing as meticulously planned.

The gunman fled on foot, then by rental bike, and possibly left the city via bus. Shell casings at the scene had words like “deny” and “defend” inscribed, hinting at a motive linked to Thompson’s work.

Experts suggest the shooter may have military or weapons experience but left key clues, including surveillance footage and discarded items.

Police are analyzing evidence, including DNA, to identify the suspect.

  • MonkeyBusiness@sh.itjust.works
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    22 days ago

    What I’ve seen the media do is that they will under-report the story and highly focus on a meaningless attention-grabbing event to distract from it. Whenever I see lots of news reporting on something meaningless but engaging, I think they’re covering an important story that they don’t want us to see.

    I would really like to see a site that aggregates independent media so that we could see news headlines by media that isn’t handicapped by political connections.

    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
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      22 days ago

      There’s plenty of sites that’ll give you whatever AI written garbage that’ll conform to your personal political beliefs.

      The real problem is revenue is drying up for media that confirms their sources and reports the facts without having a political slant to it.

      People only viewing media that conforms to their personal biases is what got Trump elected.