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Dec 10

WATCH: Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing struggles with officers, shouts on way to court hearing

By Michael R. Sisak, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press

Prosecutors are beginning to take steps to bring the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO back to New York to face a murder charge.

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Dec 09

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What we know about the person of interest detained in health care CEO killing

By Geoff Bennett, Winston Wilde, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako, Murrey Jacobson

Police detained a person of interest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The murder's connections to the health insurance industry have touched a nerve, sometimes with ugly results, in the days since the shooting. Geoff Bennett discussed more…

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Dec 09

Police identify man in custody as person of interest in killing of UnitedHeathcare CEO

By Cedar Attanasio, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

New York City’s police commissioner says police have arrested a 26-year-old with a weapon “consistent with” the gun used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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Dec 08

Investigators find few answers in search for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killer

By Michael R. Sisak, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press

As the search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer goes on, investigators are reckoning with a tantalizing dichotomy: They have troves of evidence, but the shooter remains an enigma.

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Dec 07

UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting opens floodgates of Americans venting insurance frustrations

By Tom Murphy, Devi Shastri, Associated Press

This week’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has unleashed a wave of public feeling — exasperation, anger, resentment, helplessness — from Americans sharing personal stories of interactions with insurance companies, often seen as faceless corporate giants.

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Dec 06

New clues emerge in hunt for gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

By Michael Balsamo, Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Investigators now believe the suspect may have traveled to New York last month on a bus that originated in Atlanta, a law enforcement official said.

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Dec 05

Ammo used in health insurance CEO’s killing had ‘deny,’ ‘defend’ and ‘depose’ written on it, AP reports

By Michael Balsamo, Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

The messages on the ammunition mimic the phrase “delay, deny, defend,” which is commonly used by lawyers and insurance industry critics to describe tactics used to avoid paying claims.

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Dec 04

UnitedHealthcare’s CEO kept a low public profile before he was killed in New York attack

By Associated Press

Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the US but he was largely unknown to the millions his decisions affected.

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Dec 04

WATCH: UnitedHealthcare CEO shot and killed in ‘brazen, targeted attack,’ New York City police say

By Jake Offenhartz, Karen Matthews, Associated Press

The 50-year-old Thompson was set to speak at an investor meeting when he was gunned down around 6:45 a.m. outside the New York Hilton Midtown by a shooter who fled on foot and then a bicycle, according to the New…

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