Head of billion-dollar company shot dead on the street
New York (USA) - A shocking act of bloodshed on the street - in the heart of the US metropolis of New York.

Brian Thompson (50), head of the billion-dollar "UnitedHealth" group, was killed by an as yet unknown gunman in the Manhattan borough on Wednesday.
According to media reports, a masked man intercepted the 50-year-old in front of the Hilton Hotel at around 6.46 a.m. (local time) and fired several shots at him.
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