New CCTV footage shows face of smiling assassin just minutes after ‘premeditated attack’ on healthcare CEO

Police in New York have released two new images of a “person of interest” in the case of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Posting on social media on Thursday afternoon UK time, the NYPD shared a pair of images of the potential assassin in which he can be seen grinning after the “premeditated attack”.

Police have said they’re offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction in the bizarre case – just hours after discovering three chilling words inscribed on bullet casings at the scene.

The NYPD said: “This does not appear to be a random act of violence; all indications are that it was a premediated, targeted attack.”

Officers are understood to be using facial recognition technology to track the suspect down – though are still yet to establish a motive.

The late CEO’s wife had said there had “been some threats” against her husband earlier – but stopped short of providing details.

“I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him,” she told MSNBC.

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