Chilling minute-by-minute breakdown of CEO assassination from Starbucks trip to ‘spy gun’ execution & e-bike escape

BRIAN Thompson’s suspected killer is still on the loose as New York City cops desperately try to hunt him down.

It took the masked gunman seconds to land a fatal shot before escaping into the city.

He was captured on CCTV several times within a 45-minute period on Wednesday as he ruthlessly killed and fled the scene.

Investigations are ongoing into the broad daylight strike, and cops launched a city-wide manhunt for the gunman.

Here is the minute-by-minute breakdown of the brazen attack.

Wednesday, December 4 – 6:15am

CCTV captures the suspected shooter leaving the 57th Street F subway station around 30 minutes before the shooting.

Investigators say the man may have taken a subway from the Upper West Side to Midtown.

He is seen wearing a black hoodie with a mask covering his face.

Starbucks stop – 6:17am

The suspected assassin is seen lying in wait at a nearby Starbucks after leaving the train station.

He is believed to have ordered a coffee, a bottle of water, and two energy bars from the West 56th and Sixth Avenue branch.

CCTV from just two blocks away from the murder scene showed the man tossing the bottle and a coffee cup in the trash.

Mystery phone call – 6:30am

Suspect seen walking down a nearby street with his phone up to his ear.

His mask remained up the entire time.

Chilling murder – 6:44am

CCTV footage captured the moment a man walks out behind Thompson and points a large black gun at the UnitedHealthcare CEO.

The hitman-style execution took place outside the Hilton Midtown hotel.

Several shots are fired at Thompson’s back and legs as he drops to the floor.

Police recovered three live 9mm rounds and three discharged casings from the street.

The words “deny,” “depose,” and “defend” were found on the casings, police sources told the New York Post.

Reports claim the murder weapon may have been inspired by a rare WW2 spy gun.

The gun appears to match a Brugger & Thomet VP9 – a Swiss gun that is known for its use by vets to put down large sick animals, like a horse, sources told the New York Post.

The escape – 6:45am

Moments after the deadly ambush the suspect flees the scene and sparks a frantic manhunt.

Watch as the assailant calmly walks up the sidewalk before briskly jogging across the street from the Hilton.

UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot outside Manhattan hotel in targeted attack

He was later seen heading northbound through an alleyway between West 54th Street and West 55th Street.

Intelligence officer Phillip Ingram explains why he believes the shooting was carefully planned in the video below.

Intelligence officer on why shooting was a carefully planned hit job

911 call – 6:46am

Cops from the Midtown North Precinct receive a frantic 911 call from a member of the public reporting a man – later revealed to be Thompson – has been shot.

CEO discovered – 6:48am

Just minutes after the call, officers arrive outside the Hilton and find Thompson on the floor.

He was rushed to a hospital by EMS, with cops saying he had several gunshot wounds to his back and legs.

Suspect flees north – 6:48am

Footage from street cameras shows the suspect riding an e-bike in Central Park just minutes after the shooting.

He is still wearing the same clothes with his hood up and has his backpack still on.

The NYPD says this is the last confirmed sighting of the man they are looking for.

The man being hunted by cops was caught on CCTV footage several times both before and after the shooting.

CEO shooting minute-by-minute breakdown from Starbucks trip to ‘hitman’ execution

NO motive has been released yet for the killing, but police believe Thompson was “specifically targeted”.

Forensics teams discovered a chilling message left on the bullets the killer used to murder Thompson in cold blood.

The words “deny,” “depose,” and “defend,” were found on live rounds and shell casings at the scene, police sources told the New York Post.

Those words could have been a reference to the book Delay, Deny, Defend, which covered insurance companies and why they refuse to pay claims.

There is speculation the killer could have been a disgruntled patient with UnitedHealthcare exacting some form of revenge.

The book’s author, Jay M. Feinman, refused to speak following the murder.

The phrase is also commonly used by lawyers and insurance critics to describe tactics used to avoid paying claims.

It refers to insurers delaying payment, denying a claim and then defending their actions.

Health insurers like UnitedHealthcare have become frequent targets of criticism from doctors and patients for denying claims or complicating access to care.

A $10,000 reward for information related to the killer has been offered by the NYPD.

Police have urged the public to call Crime Stoppers on 1-800-577-TIPS with any information.

A second sighting – 7:00am

Unconfirmed footage shows a man riding on an electric bike down West 85th street.

UnitedHealthcare suspect spotted riding bike

He is wearing the same black outfit as the suspected shooter but doesn’t appear to have a bag on him anymore.

Law enforcement has told CNN they have seen the video and believe the man in question is likely to be the gunman.

Thompson pronounced dead – 7:12am

Thursday, December 5 – 11:20am

The NYPD released a set of images of a person of interest related to the shooting.

They show a smirking man inside a hostel in Upper Manhattan with the lower half of his face visible under his hood.

NYPD and FBI agents searched the hostel on Amsterdam Avenue and found the person checked into the hostel on November 30.

Cops are yet to confirm if the man in the images is the suspect.

Inside the suspect’s movements as he ruthlessly killed and escaped without a trace

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