UnitedHealth cancels investor day after reports United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson shot

UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday canceled its investor day after reports that the CEO of its insurer unit, Brian Thompson, was fatally shot in Manhattan.

Thompson led UnitedHealthcare, the largest private health insurer in the U.S.

A spokesperson for the New York Police Department’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information confirmed that a 50-year-old male was shot in midtown Manhattan at 6:46 a.m. ET on Wednesday. But the spokesperson did not confirm the identity of the man.

UnitedHealth Group was hosting its investor day at the New York Hilton hotel in midtown. UnitedHealth Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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