The CEO of UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot in Manhattan early Wednesday in what authorities have described as a “premeditated, preplanned, targeted attack." Brian Thompson, 50, was shot in the back and the leg before being taken to Mount Sinai West Hospital and pronounced dead at 7:12 a.

Brian Thompson, 50, was shot by a masked gunman around 6:45 a.m. near the New York Hilton Midtown, where he was set to speak at an investment conference, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.