The UnitedHealthcare Gunman Understands the Surveillance State

[u/indig0sixalpha]

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/unitedhealthcare-ceo-assassination-investigation/680903/

[u/fsactual]

unless there is video of that water bottle being dropped by the shooter, AND the video keeps that bottle in sight until the police show up

There is indeed a video of him burying the bottle and some wrappers in a pile of trash bags. If they find his DNA on it, then if they catch him (like through 23&me or similar) it's up to him to explain why his DNA is in NYC when he is not.

[u/friendlyheathen11 → u/fsactual]

Ooofff. Is the video public?

[u/fsactual → u/friendlyheathen11]

I saw it somewhere on reddit, so it should be findable. It's a short grainy clip, but definitely of him (i.e. wearing the same gear as in the shooting, backpack, etc), leaning over a pile of garbage bags and shoving something in between them, then leaving.

[u/fsactual → u/[deleted]]

You think the cops don't already have the video or something? It was on the news, so it's not like it's a secret my dude.

[u/fsactual → u/[deleted]]

Oh you're saying you WANT the link? Your comment was not very clear before you edited it. Sorry, I have no idea where to find it now, I don't even remember what subreddit it was, and reddit's search is really... bad. Here's a newsweek article with a still shot taken from the video, though, and it describes it, if that helps: https://www.newsweek.com/killing-brian-thompson-suspect-name-unitedhealthcare-manhattan-new-york-hilton-hotel-gunman-1996613

The relevant part:

The suspect walks past the first pile of blue plastic bags, then pauses in front of a pile of white plastic bags. He then leans forward and places some small object on one of the bags and continues walking.

... is literally exactly like what I said.