UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting latest: Suspect's backpack had Monopoly money: Sources

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

December 7, 2024, 7:13 PM


The backpack recovered by the NYPD that allegedly belonged to the suspect wanted in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, only had two items inside: a Tommy Hilfiger jacket and Monopoly money, sources with knowledge of the ongoing investigation told ABC News Saturday.

The NYPD believes it is making good progress toward identifying the suspect but, as of Saturday evening, no identification has been made, sources told ABC News.

Investigators continued to comb through the city for evidence and clues for a fourth day to try and catch the unidentified fugitive. That included the use of police divers.

Officers searched a pond near Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, not too far from where the suspect's backpack was found Friday night. Late Saturday evening, NYPD released a new image of the suspected shooter in what appeared to be the back of a cab, no further context was given.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-latest-manhunt-nationwide-police-learn/story?id=116551771

[sop]

1. It's difficult to believe someone hasn't identified the shooter from the images that have been posted.

Someone - a former classmate, a teacher, an acquaintance, an old neighbor, a co-worker - should have come forward to ID him by now. There must be a driver's license, passport, yearbook or student ID photo out there. Maybe the FBI already identified him and they aren't revealing the name to the media. Strange.

[pfitz59]

3. Maybe no one wants to rat him out

He did what millions have dreamt of doing.

[sop]

4. He's probably being protected by those close to him, but he must have been recognized by someone else.

Not everyone views this shooting as a heroic act.

[The Grand Illuminist]

6. The Dorner Effect.

Christopher Donner revolutionized necessary evil and we are seeing it implemented now.

[Bengus81]

8. Yepper....I'm going with that theory too

[Deminpenn]

9. The internet sleuths aren't willing to help find this guy

nt

[questionseverything]

2. I don't remember this much effort going into catching the "marge" bomber

[RandiFan1290]

5. or in the aftermath of the Nancy Pelosi assassination attempt. nt

[Farmer-Rick]

7. It's interesting that

The FBI and police are only offering about $50,000 + another $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. I mean the dead CEO made like $20 million a year. They couldn't come up with a few million to catch his shooter? I would think at least $2 million would be reasonable. But a measly $60,000? That is really stingy.

Now, they offered nothing when my cousin was shot dead by an attempted mugger. They never caught him either but he wasn't making $20 million a year.

Seems cops can no longer solve crimes. Too busy bullying traffic offenders and shooting up innocent people with swat teams at wrong locations.

[OldBaldy1701E]

17. And seizing everything they can get their hands on! (n/t)

[Miguelito Loveless]

23. UHC offered a $25 co-pay

[DrFunkenstein]

10. Monopoly money?

This guy knows how to make a point.

[C0RI0LANUS]

11. Double standards of law-enforcement and justice in the US: One for the oligarchs, the other for the masses.

https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/
"I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters."

Or spend a lifetime committing egregious crimes and not face one day in prison.

Meanwhile there is a nationwide manhunt for the CEO assassin who probably lost a loved one thanks to Brian Thompson's callous, cruel and nefarious approach to deal with sick and suffering poor Americans who spent years dutifully paying their UHC premiums making him fabulously wealthy.

How many Americans would love to sit on the imminent jury if the suspect is taken alive?



Source:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-fifth-avenue-comment/

[TBF]

19. And that's exactly why most aren't interested in ratting him out. nt

[C0RI0LANUS]

21. Yup. I won't be sleuthing for him either. Maybe he'll be like D.B. Cooper and vanish. Poof!

[republianmushroom]

12. And finger prints and DNA ?

[LuckyLib]

13. How do we know there is only one backpack?

This looks like a bit of bait. He had a back-up and switched them out.

[NickB79]

14. Sounds like he wanted the police to find the backpack

Which makes me wonder how many of the "mistakes" the police have cited are actually part of his plan?

I have a feeling this guy is a lot smarter than they're giving him credit for.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. They probably deduced that

and find themselves in a game of "cat and mouse". They still have to get him though.

[FreeState]

16. Lots of "mistakes" that could have been planned

For example:

Water Bottle (could have picked up a random one to mislead and tossed the other one - he has gloves on in some of the video). Same with the burner phone.

The backpack could have been second hand full of dna that’s not his. He wore a hoodie for a reason (besides hiding his head/hair style etc. it stops the pack from picking up his DNA).

[IzzaNuDay]

18. In the hood, identifying the suspect is called snitching

And for all who have been damned by the disgrace of medical insurance, good luck to find few who will snitch on this guy.

I doubt a million dollar reward will incentivize anyone.

[TBF]

20. I don't know if he's professional or amateur, but definitely trolling the police

this guy's not dumb.

[jvill]

22. I've got some Monopoly money too, but we call it "crypto".

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