Authorities have the name of the suspect who assassinated United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and are closing in, Mayor Adams said Saturday.
“The net is tightening,” the mayor told reporters at a Police Athletic League holiday party in Harlem.
The mayor spoke as the manhunt for Thompson’s killer entered its fourth day.
“We don’t want to release that now,” the mayor said when asked if police have the killer’s name. “If you do, you are basically giving a tip to the person we are seeking and we do not want to give him an upper hand at all. Let him continue to believe he can hide behind the mask. We revealed his face. We’re going to reveal who he is and we’re going to bring him to justice.”
Thompson, 50, was gunned down Wednesday on a sidewalk as he approached an investor event in Manhattan without any security detail.
The assassin ran after the caught-on-camera killing and then jumped on a bike through Central Park before disappearing, officials said.
