Nearly four days after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, police still do not know the gunman’s name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing.

Summary

The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The gunman, who arrived in New York City on November 24th, shot Thompson on December 4th outside a hotel hosting an investor conference.

Investigators believe the gunman, who concealed his identity with a mask, fled the city on a bus, leaving behind a backpack in Central Park.

  • ITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    4 days ago

    Even if the FBI does catch this guy, the Feds are still gonna have a helluva time trying to cobble together an impartial jury, not to mention alternatives. One question will eliminate a large portion of the jury pool…

    “Do you currently, or previously had UHC as a health insurer?”

    I could see this case having a hung jury or even seeing jury nullification occur - though it’s highly unlikely for nullification to happen.

    The Feds will put ungodly amounts of pressure to accept a plea deal.

    Edit: added the missing ‘y’ to ‘currently’ and added a space between ‘previously’ and 'had

    • jonne@infosec.pub
      12·
      4 days ago

      Or they’ll make sure they don’t get him alive, like they did with Michael Reinoehl.

      • ITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        4 days ago

        Ya, that is sadly the most likely outcome of all.

        It’ll send a message to the masses that you won’t get your day in court for crimes against the ruling class, but you will still get a sentence… a bullet.