Yashar Ali: NYPD releases photos it says are of man they suspect assassinated United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson

[Dennis Donovan]

Yashar Ali 🐘
‪@yasharali.bsky.social‬
The NYPD has released these photos it says are of the man they suspect assassinated United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.


December 4, 2024 at 3:11 PM

https://bsky.app/profile/yasharali.bsky.social/post/3lcixl6smik2o

[hlthe2b]

1. Honestly... How could anyone recognize from just that? Maybe video with gestures/movement style/gait

I hope someone can--maybe it is just intuition, but seems really difficult...

[H2O Man]

3. Right.

I think that it is possible someone who knows him well could recognize him, as much for what he is wearing as anything.

[Mike 03]

4. Also, general circumstances...

"Gee, that resembles that employee who asked for a few hours off work around the same time this shooting happened."

Or in the days ahead, somebody notices strange post-offense behavior (missing work, substance abuse, lack of hygiene, intentional change in appearance--grows beard) and takes a closer look at the picture and realizes it may be the same person.

Or something like that

[Prairie Gates]

2. No gloves is wild

Dude got on a Citi Bike with no gloves.

[tonkatoy8888]

9. I noticed his hands also

I couldn't tell if he was bare handed or maybe had thin latex gloves on. The resolution of the photo is pretty poor.

[tenderfoot]

5. They don't look Brown.

How can that be?

[Drum]

6. No doubt the NYPD has much more they're working with...

NYC ain’t London, in terms of surveillance cameras, but there are a lot of non-gov’t resources (in/around stores) and lots of people with eyes open. For instance, the cafe these pics seem to have been taken in. There are witnesses, bystanders, customers, swipe records and phone tower pings. There are folks who might’ve caught a better glimpse of him in the background of a photo they were snapping. He’s wearing a distinctive backpack, not run-o-the-mill at all. And so on.
I am holding out hope that our cops and our citizens can track this perp down.

[yardwork]

7. I'm surprised that an assassin would wear a recognizable backpack.

There are a zillion black backpacks in the world. Why wear a light grey one?

[Lulu KC]

14. I read about cameras in NYC today

After 9/11, NYC received a bunch of $$$ to install a very large number of CCTVs. It might still not be London, but they have several of him already and will be reviewing footage endlessly.

(Wish I could cite a source, but I jumped around reading a lot about this shooting.)

[Basso8vb]

8. Facial recognition only needs a partial face.

And his eyes and bridge of his nose are clearly visible.

They will find him.

[IcyPeas]

10. Pretty sure it looks like Nick Fuentes, or James O'Keefe...

[DBoon]

12. or Dinesh D'Souza

documenting his ballot-stuffing "mules"

[Drum]

11. Kick for visibility.

👀

[dweller]

13. I recognize that guy !

Uncanny resemblance

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