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The Police Department has released two new images of the man it believes fatally shot the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, including one showing him in the back seat of a taxi on the day of the shooting.

The images were released late Saturday night as the frantic investigation continued to identify and track down the killer of Brian Thompson, 50, the health care executive gunned down outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday.

One image, captured from the front of the cab, appears to show the unidentified suspect peering forward from the vehicle’s back seat with his face partially obscured by a blue surgical mask, a dark hat and a black hood. The other image, apparently recorded through a window, shows the man walking on the street wearing the same mask, a black puffer jacket and a hood pulled over his head.

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This guy wore at least 3 different jackets according to these pictures.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ok, thank you!

I’ve been wondering if I’m the crazy one… the picture that is supposed to be the guy at the hostel… his jacket has breast pockets. The jacket on the guy in the picture from the actual scene of the shooting does not appear to have those pockets. But I don’t really see anyone mentioning that very often.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

Crazy ones are the NYPD

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Change of clothing is a reasonable approach if hiding from the law, no?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Sure… but I think one can go a little harder in the paint than changing your dark gray jacket with breast pockets for a somewhat darker gray jacket with no breast pockets if that is the goal.

Especially in light of his arrest at this point.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Doesn't look like anything to me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I understand the reference.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I await the memes of this icon to be generated. Day five and still out there, well done.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's funny how medical books cover the eyes to disguise the person and on this one they have eyes but no identity.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I actually just realized that the covering of the eyes is probably more effective for people who aren’t autistic. It’s always seemed insane to me that people can’t recognize someone if only their eyes are covered,!but I do look at peoples eyes a whole lot less than others do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm terrible with faces and introduce myself to the same people repeatedly. They could have their entire face uncovered and their name tattooed across their forehead and i probably still wouldn't recognize them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's not just you. Masks also break facial recognition software. Covering the eyes actually is kind of useless

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just looks like an empty cab to me

[–] MagicShel 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago

Isn’t that Paul Atreides?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hey Sparticus. It's me, Sparticus.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago

That's clearly a woman wearing a Timothee Chalamet mask.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago

Holy shit it's Jason Bourne.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

You will never get this. You will never get this. La lala lala.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago

Clearly that's Ted Cruz, aka the zodiac killer

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago

I live in California, I saw that guy at a Starbucks this morning. He was flirting with the baristas.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

No fucking way...

Jeff Bezos in a tuxedo

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago

Why is there a picture of donald trump jr in a cab in the story?? OMG is HE the shooter???

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

And the world unanimously saw nothing.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

Bro has fake eyebrows on. Never getting caught

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Very different jackets vs the last photo

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This image from the hostel desk is from November 24th, a full 10 days before the shooting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

True, but most people traveling don’t bring along multiple heavy jackets, just the one.

Given, this guy isn’t “most people”.

[–] LiveLM 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You'd think he was expecting this picture to come out with how intently he stares into the camera

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a still photo. He could have glanced at it for a split second.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

They're currently questioning a guy someone ID'd in a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

He had a pistol and silencer on him.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/09/nyregion/uhc-ceo-murder-suspect/uhc-ceo-murder-suspect

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I see a female.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Ah it's Frank Castle

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like a guy I knew's eyebrows and face. I doubt this guy is in his 40s, though. I also have not seen him since 2002, live on the other side of the world, and cannot remember his name anyway.

Though, were it to be the same guy, I would have bad news to any ladies interested in him as he would not be interested, heh.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

More fuel for the memes, eh?