UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s Wife Claims Husband Received Threats Before Fatal Shooting [Video]

Brian Thompson died from a fatal shooting in Manhattan, New York. Now, his wife has spoken up and says that the UnitedHealthcare CEO received some anonymous threats prior to being shot outside of the New York Hilton Hotel in Midtown.

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This incident occurred during the early morning of Wednesday, December 4, just as Brian left to attend the annual investor UnitedHealthcare conference.

Threats Leading Up To Deadly Shooting

Paulette Thompson, wife of the late Brian Thompson, spoke to NBC News in her first statements to the press. “There had been some threats,” she mentioned over the phone. “I don’t know details. I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him.”

A masked, unidentified man shot Brian in the chest while he waited outside his hotel for him. He opened fire 20 feet away from Brian, according to CNN, as the CEO was leaving to visit his …