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Henry203

(178 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2024, 01:53 PM Dec 4

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Story and video of the murder

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14157793/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-doj-investigation-shot-dead.html

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Story and video of the murder (Original Post) Henry203 Dec 4 OP

Video Henry203 Dec 4 #1

Focused and cold blooded Mike 03 Dec 4 #4

Classic rub out. Looks like something from "The Godfather." CTyankee Dec 4 #2

So he knew about the DOJ investigation The Unmitigated Gall Dec 4 #3

Seems the insider trading Strelnikov_ Dec 4 #11

Well, to my layman's eye The Unmitigated Gall Dec 4 #14

Looks like there were at least 2 witnesses. Hope they catch this fucker. beaglelover Dec 4 #5

One was a guy just drinking his coffee Sanity Claws Dec 4 #7

The assassin is a very cool customer sarisataka Dec 4 #6

Gun malfunction might indicate he's an amateur. Edit below... Probatim Dec 4 #8

That would make sense sarisataka Dec 4 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Oneironaut Dec 4 #19

Maybe it's the same person that planted the bomb in DC before 1/6/2021 tenderfoot Dec 4 #9

Looked like there was a silencer on the gun. boston bean Dec 4 #10

What would be the point of a silencer for a gun used in public? niyad Dec 4 #13

Decreasing the sound profile can increase confusion among eyewitnesses and save seconds on a getaway. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 4 #15

Ah, thank you. niyad Dec 4 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Dec 4 #16

We have been for years. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 4 #17

Henry203

(178 posts)

1. Video

Reply to Henry203 (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 01:56 PM

Dec 4

Link to tweet

Mike 03

(17,372 posts)

4. Focused and cold blooded

Reply to Henry203 (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:07 PM

Dec 4

Wonder if he said anything to Thompson when he walks up after that first shot.

CTyankee

(65,280 posts)

2. Classic rub out. Looks like something from "The Godfather."

Reply to Henry203 (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:05 PM

Dec 4

The Unmitigated Gall

(4,619 posts)

3. So he knew about the DOJ investigation

Reply to Henry203 (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:07 PM

Dec 4

And dumped stock before regular investors and the public knew.
Yeah...that would piss me off.
But who could ever have thought the CEO of a company that makes it's profit off of denying care to desperate people would be capable of such scumbaggery?

Strelnikov_

(7,842 posts)

11. Seems the insider trading

Reply to The Unmitigated Gall (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:31 PM

Dec 4

was settled out of court.

Maybe he was ‘cooperating’ to avoid charges.

Dumped cell phone indicates to me there was a spotter on the inside.

The Unmitigated Gall

(4,619 posts)

14. Well, to my layman's eye

Reply to Strelnikov_ (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 03:47 PM

Dec 4

I get the impression a very capable person hired another very capable person to do something. And it got done, as it were.
Seems like an aggrieved customer would have paused to say a few words over the body, but this customer slid away smoothly.

beaglelover

(4,111 posts)

5. Looks like there were at least 2 witnesses. Hope they catch this fucker.

Reply to Henry203 (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:09 PM

Dec 4

Sanity Claws

(22,061 posts)

7. One was a guy just drinking his coffee

Reply to beaglelover (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:22 PM

Dec 4

What a way to start the day.

sarisataka

(21,268 posts)

6. The assassin is a very cool customer

Reply to Henry203 (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:20 PM

Dec 4

He very calmly moved through the hit. Never rushing even when the gun malfunctioned. Also, what's not concerned about an eyewitnes just an arms length away.

I could be wrong but I don't think this was the gunman's first time.

Probatim

(3,040 posts)

8. Gun malfunction might indicate he's an amateur. Edit below...

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:24 PM

Dec 4

Scrolling Xitter, the gun humpers seem to think the use of a suppressor (silencer) and low velocity rounds requires the next round to be manually cycled.

Might be that this was a pro hit.

sarisataka

(21,268 posts)

12. That would make sense

Reply to Probatim (Reply #8)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:43 PM

Dec 4

He appeared to be manually cycling the gun after each shot

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Oneironaut This message was self-deleted by its author.

tenderfoot

(8,879 posts)

9. Maybe it's the same person that planted the bomb in DC before 1/6/2021

Reply to Henry203 (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:26 PM

Dec 4

eom

boston bean

(36,529 posts)

10. Looked like there was a silencer on the gun.

Reply to Henry203 (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:28 PM

Dec 4

niyad

(120,663 posts)

13. What would be the point of a silencer for a gun used in public?

Reply to boston bean (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 03:41 PM

Dec 4

WhiskeyGrinder

(24,097 posts)

15. Decreasing the sound profile can increase confusion among eyewitnesses and save seconds on a getaway.

Reply to niyad (Reply #13)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 03:53 PM

Dec 4

niyad

(120,663 posts)

18. Ah, thank you.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #15)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 08:33 PM

Dec 4

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Hekate This message was self-deleted by its author.

WhiskeyGrinder

(24,097 posts)

17. We have been for years.

Reply to Hekate (Reply #16)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 04:50 PM

Dec 4

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