The suspect who shot and killed United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday morning used a fake New Jersey driver’s license to check into an Upper West Side hostel. He attempted to evade capture by blending in with others and avoiding surveillance cameras, the authorities said.
“He tried to become a ghost, basically, and the ruse that he used was ‘Let me hide in plain sight,’” retired NYPD sergeant Felipe Rodriguez told CNN. Video footage showed the shooter fleeing the scene on an e-bike into Central Park, which is a “beautiful place to change clothing” to avoid detection, according to Rodriguez.
He added: “He already knows that we’ve already picked up at least his clothing to be able to broadcast over police radio, so what you wanna do is quickly change out of that.”
Photos of the suspect smiling while his mask was lowered in a…
