CNN: FBI offers reward up to $50,000 as health care executive's suspected killer evades police for fourth day

[Dennis Donovan]

CNN - FBI offers reward up to $50,000 as health care executive’s suspected killer evades police for fourth day

By Ashley R. Williams, Evan Perez, Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, Shimon Prokupecz, Elise Hammond and Tori B. Powell, CNN

Updated 2:02 PM EST, Sat December 7, 2024



(CNN) - As the investigation into the fatal shooting of a health care executive in Manhattan enters its fourth day, the FBI says it is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the gunman.

Federal investigators are assisting the New York City Police Department as they piece together clues, including a backpack, photos, video, ammunition, DNA and more, to help zero in on a suspect they believe is no longer in the city.

“We are seeking the public’s help in identifying the unknown suspect responsible for the homicide,” the FBI said Friday in an agency news release.

The NYPD is offering a reward of up to $10,000, the department said in a social media post Thursday.

The shooting suspect, believed to have left New York City on an interstate bus, has not been identified or located following the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson police believe was “definitely planned,” NYPD officials told CNN on Friday.

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[Beachnutt]

1. Wow, you'd think his wife or family members

would put at least a million dollar bounty on the guy.
50,000.00 is about a half hours pay for the victim.

[Demobrat]

5. He and his wife were separated.

She’s probably sitting at home counting her money.

[SunSeeker]

30. Oh wow. I did not know they were separated.

Hmmm.

[rich7862]

27. I am sorry but that is so funny, the greedy billionaire oligarchy are even cheap with rewards.

They truly care for no one. The people who have died as a result of their denials and delays and deposes is way over 50 thousand.

[Think. Again.]

2. Why?

Why is this one murder out of thousands so important to the FBI?

I think they only offered $5,000 for info on mtg the Jan. 6 pipebomber.

[Sneederbunk]

28. Because MSM and Social Media have made it so.

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See blonde in Aruba.

[dalton99a]

3. Cheapskates. Should be $50 mil because he was a great man

[LizBeth]

4. They have tons of money but here state and federal offering tax payer money. Any other murder victim

get this kind of attention. And THIS is why people are pissed. This whole thing that this man has hurt so many with his greed and now here federal and state using our money to solve it.

[Cha]

6. I was wondering when a reward was

going to be offered.

TY

[Silent Type]

7. Good. Glad to see Biden Admin ain't supporting making the killer a hero like DB Cooper who didn't shoot anyone

in the back.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Pics of the shooter shows he is thin

Seems like a guy who will try to blend back into the woodwork so to speak. Dye his hair, grow sideburns or a beard, and pack on about 50 pounds.

[orangecrush]

9. He went

Thataway

[gay texan]

10. Hes hiding in mar a lago

Hes fat with a spray tan. Cant miss him

[Disaffected]

11. Why is the FBI involved?

How did it become a federal case?

Is it only because the guy was a big shot?

[Retrograde]

12. Guy with lots of money

gets killed on the streets of a large city, and after all, the US has the best justice money can by. Random US citizen or resident shot on the street - well, the police will get around to it when they can.

[Disaffected]

13. That seems to be the case alright but

I'm wondering what the actual process & policy are that gets the FBI involved? Does someone call their Congress reps and pressure them to get the FBI on the case or do local politicians or the PD do it?

This seems to me to be a state level crime unless the perp is thought to have moved out of state(?) - AFAIK, there is no clear evidence that that has happened.

I also wonder if the reward money is put up by the company and/or family (which might explain why high profile cases get reward money offered and Joe-Blow gets zip).

[Meowmee]

25. They think he left New York that could be why...

[allegorical oracle]

35. Local law requests help -- usually with DNA and with computer comparison of facial features.

Seems to me that they're treating this case as if the shooter is a potential serial killer. You know, the "nobody's safe as long as he out there" thingy. Meanwhile, public consensus appears to believe it was a single, targeted murder.

[LeftInTX]

16. FBI is assisting. They often assist. Killer didn't commit a federal crime

It has been discovered that suspect was traveling on Greyhound bus, which makes it an interstate investigation.

It's not unusual for them to get involved. Usually local LE contacts the FBI.

FBI actually quietly assists in many local investigations. They provide resources for local investigations. FBI has large contingent in NYC. They even have a large office here in San Antonio. They are there when needed. Things such as AFIS, CODIS, FBI crime labs are all available for local cases.

[Disaffected]

23. OK, thanks.

[Vinca]

14. Someone knows him and could tell the cops who he is in a nanosecond.

[BannonsLiver]

15. Barney Fife would be proud.

[allegorical oracle]

17. Had to laugh this a.m. NY Mayor Eric Adams was asked if they have the shooter's name yet.

Adams answered that they do have a name, but he couldn't give it out because it would give the guy "an advantage."

Huh? All the shooter needs to know, to have an advantage, is that the police have his name. Name or not, the shooter knows to go deeper into hiding.

[yaesu]

18. He was last seen eating at Mc D's so he will prob die of food poisoning before they catch him

[doc03]

19. People get shot every day we never hear about. Some rich CEO gets shot it is

a nation wide man hunt and news daily headline.

[dalton99a]

20. Our beautiful and perfect healthcare system would be destroyed if the guy is not caught and punished

[ibegurpard]

21. That's a couple ER visits

That insurers could deny coverage for...

[LiberalFighter]

22. Why doesn't UHC offer a reward instead of the FBI?

[Meowmee]

26. That would cut too much into their profits

[SunSeeker]

33. They've probably already replaced him and moved on.

There's plenty of soulless money grabbers chomping at the bit for that death panel job he had.

[allegorical oracle]

36. Then UHC would have to raise premiums.

[John Farmer]

24. The reward is offered for arrest and CONVICTION.

An arrest seems likely. A conviction less so.

[Mike Nelson]

29. That's a change...

... it was $10,000 previously. They didn't get any takers, I guess, so they raised it to $50,000. Now, if I had information and was smart, I might have waited for the price to go up... so, why wouldn't i wait for maybe $100,000, or $500,000?

[JI7]

32. Your information may not help after some time

But yeah, someone that doesn't want to go out of their way to catch himmight be more likely to if there was more they could get for it.

[allegorical oracle]

37. A spokesperson this a.m. said the two rewards were combined to $60,000.

[Jilly_in_VA]

31. Only $50K?

Pretty cheesy. I wouldn't turn the guy in (presuming I knew who it was, or even cared) for that.

[tenderfoot]

34. 50 thousand is just enough to cover your ambulance ride to the hospital!