The masked gunman who stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel used ammunition emblazoned with the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose,” a law enforcement official said Thursday.
The gunman is still at large and a manhunt is underway.
Here’s the latest:
Tips about the shooting, many unfounded, are pouring in through a police hotline
As the suspect remained at large Thursday afternoon, New York police were sorting through a growing number of leads coming in through a public hotline.
Many have been unfounded, including a tip from a commuter who claimed to have spotted the shooter on a Long Island Rail Road train Wednesday evening. Police searched the train, but found no sign of the gunman.
Members of the public have also provided police with several different names of people who bear a resemblance to the gunman — though …