Newly obtained footage shows the shooter suspected in the ambush killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson strolling through a New York City subway station minutes before Wednesday's pre-dawn murder.
The new surveillance video acquired from a cigar store on Sixth Avenue and published Thursday by the New York Post appears to show the gunman exiting the 7th Street station around 6:15 a.m. ET – about a half-hour before allegedly carrying out Thompson's sidewalk slaying.
That same morning, the suspected killer was seemingly all smiles when he used a fake New Jersey ID to also check into the HI New York City Hostel in Manhattan before allegedly killing 50-year-old Thompson, according to the outlet.
Still shots extracted from the hostel's surveillance footage and shared earlier Thursday by the New York Police Department showed the alleged shooter unmasked, with a grin on his face, wearing a light brown jacket with the hood pulled over his head.
Police are still working to confirm his identity, more than 24 hours after he allegedly shot and killed Thompson, who was outside the New York Hilton Midtown the morning of the company's annual investors meeting.
Police said it "appeared the suspect was lying in wait" for at least five minutes before he approached the victim and fired off several rounds, clearing his firearms after it jammed.
"Every indication is that this was a premeditated, pre-planned, targeted attack," NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters at a press briefing following the deadly incident.
The suspect fled on foot northbound into an alleyway, where he appeared to hop onto an e-bike. A cell phone recovered in the alley has been collected as part of the investigation, said Kenny.
Thompson's estranged wife, Paulette Thompson, said Wednesday without elaborating that "there had been some threats" recently toward her husband, according to NBC News.
Police described the suspect as a light-skinned male, last seen wearing a light brown or cream colored jacket, a black face mask, black and white sneakers and a "very distinctive" gray backpack.
A $10,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information leading to an arrest.
A motive remains under investigation.
