Chilling video shows the moments a gunman calmly shoots down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson at close range on the streets of Midtown Manhattan.
In the video, the unidentified assailant — clad in a black hoodie, black pants, gloves and wearing a gray backpack — can be seen methodically firing what appears to be a single-action handgun at the CEO, pulling back the slide with each shot.
Thompson stumbles back upon the first shot, which appears to hit him in the back, briefly turning to face the shooter before falling to the sidewalk and attempting to crawl away as the gunman continues firing.
He appears to get three shots off in the video, but the clip ends as he peers down the barrel, seemingly readying the weapon for another shot.
A pedestrian who is standing on the sidewalk between the killer and Thompson breaks into a sprint and runs out of frame the second they realize what is going on.
A police source told The Post it appeared the shooter’s weapon jammed at some point as he fired, and he had to adjust the gun to fix the jam so he could keep firing, suggesting the attacker has some degree of familiarity with firearms.
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The shooter fled on foot into an alleyway before mounting an e-Citi Bike on Sixth Avenue and disappearing into Central Park, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a late morning news conference.
Thompson was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
He was arriving at the Hilton for UnitedHealthcare’s annual Investor Day conference, which was shut down after news of the brazen Wednesday morning slaying broke.