NYC Mayor Eric Adams Reveals Authorities Don’t Want To Release UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooter’s Name

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has hinted authorities now have the name of the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter’s name.

Adams, when asked if authorities have the shooter’s name, shared, “We don’t want to release that now.”

He continued, “If you do, you’re basically giving a tip to the person we are fine with seeking, and we do not want to give him an upper hand at all. Let him continue to believe he can hide behind a mask.”

NYPD contrasted Adams’s statement and shared, “We don’t have an ID that we are confirming.”

BREAKING: NYC Mayor Eric Adams says they know the name of the United Healthcare CEO suspected shooter but revealing the name would give killer 'upper hand'.

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Here’s what The Hill reported:

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the “net is tightening” on the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect as the manhunt for the executive’s assassin entered its fourth day.

“The net is tightening,” Adams told reporters on Saturday, according to WNBC’s video. “We’re going to bring this person to justice. I don’t want to do anything that’s going to impede on that investigation.”

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When asked by a reporter if police had the suspect’s name, Adams said, “We don’t want to release that now. If you do, you’re basically giving a tip to the person we are fine with seeking, and we do not want to give him an upper hand at all. Let him continue to believe he can hide behind a mask.”

When reached for comment by The Hill, a New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson said, “We don’t have an ID that we are confirming.”

Adams’ remarks come as the search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson continues. The FBI announced late Friday that it has joined the NYPD in the search for the suspect who assassinated Thompson Wednesday morning in Manhattan right before the healthcare executive was set to address investors. The FBI is offering $50,000 for information leading to the shooter’s arrest and conviction.

APNews forgot to mention that Eric Adams announced they know the person's name. pic.twitter.com/fUlCUazxo2

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Per CBS:

The NYPD searched the lake in Central Park again Sunday, hoping to recover evidence linked to last week’s murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan.

As the manhunt for the gunman continues, officials said on Sunday they’re widening their search.

Police sources say investigators with the NYPD and U.S. Marshals Service have been dispatched to Atlanta and along the Greyhound bus route stops between Atlanta and New York City. They want to find out where the person of interest boarded the bus that took him to the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Nov. 24. They are also canvassing the Greyhound terminals and reviewing surveillance footage in an effort to pin down at what point he boarded the bus.

The latest images released of the person of interest show him in the back seat of a taxi and another just outside of the cab, both with his mask on. The FBI released a poster highlighting a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

“The net is tightening and we’re going to bring this person to justice,” Mayor Eric Adams said.

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