The grey backpack linked to the homicide of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which authorities discovered dumped in Central Park, has reportedly yielded a jacket, and a few Monopoly cash, however no gun.
The backpack, which was present in Central Park West on Friday, contained a jacket, in response to Bloomberg. NBC Information reported Saturday that Monopoly cash was additionally discovered within the backpack.
The brand new info got here as authorities started to wrap up day 4 of the hunt for Thompson’s murderer. The businessman was shot with a suppressed pistol at round 6:45 a.m. Wednesday exterior a Midtown Manhattan lodge.
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A Peak Designs backpack discovered by NYPD final in a leaf pile in Central Park on Friday. The bag seems to match the outline of the one worn by the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson on Wednesday morning in Manhattan. Â (Obtained by New York Put up)
Thompson was strolling in the direction of a Midtown lodge when the masked suspect opened fireplace from behind after which fled the scene. Police imagine that the gunman left New York Metropolis on a bus the identical day.
Police haven’t formally confirmed that the newly-found backpack was the identical one which the suspect wore in the course of the homicide, which was captured by a surveillance digital camera.
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Signage posted round Midtown Manhattan asks for the general public’s assist in finding the suspect wished for the taking pictures loss of life of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday. (Fox Information)
Retired FBI agent Scott Duffey informed Fox Information Digital it is going to be taken to a lab in Queens for forensic testing, the place it is going to endure hint proof processing.
“[It’s] a course of for hair, fibers [and] DNA,” Duffey defined Saturday. “If he holds his hand in opposition to the strap and tightens the buckle like most of us do, that’s the place DNA most probably will be discovered. And zippers.”
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The suspected shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is seen leaving the scene. (Amar Abdelmula)
Investigators are additionally analyzing clues that the suspect left, corresponding to a water bottle on the scene and a discarded cellphone. Bullet casings with the phrases “deny,” “depose” and “delay,” written on them have been additionally discovered.
Former Washington, D.C. murder detective Ted Williams stated the Monopoly cash in backpack is the “killer taking part in video games with the authorities. All a part of a cat and mouse sport,” he stated.Â
“This killer knew they might extra doubtless than not discover the backpack, and he’s leaving breadcrumbs to let [the] authorities know that he’s in management, not them.”
Fox Information Digital’s Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
