JUST IN: The wife of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson says he had received threats leading up to the sh**ting in Manhattan.
New developments reveal that the suspect had a silencer and escaped through Central Park.
"There had been some threats," Paulette Thompson said.
When asked about the reasoning behind the threats, Paulette Thompson said: "I don't know, a lack of coverage?"
"I don’t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him," she said.
"I can’t really give a thoughtful response right now. I just found this out and I’m trying to console my children."
During a press conference on Wednesday, police released new information.
"It appears the suspect was lying in wait for several minutes, and as the victim was walking to the conference hotel, the suspect approached from behind and fired several rounds, striking the victim at least once in the back and at least once in the right calf," NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
"Many people passed the suspect, but he appeared to wait for his intended target. The suspect fled first on foot, then on an e-bike, and was last seen in Central Park on Center Drive."