Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, according to a person briefed on the investigation.

The CEO of UnitedHealthCare, one of the largest insurance providers in the nation and a major player in Iowa, was fatally shot Wednesday morning outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan in what police said was a "brazen targeted attack.

A 50-year-old man has been fatally shot outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan, police said. The shooting happened around 6:45 a.m.

UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot and killed Wednesday in a "brazen, targeted attack" outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding its investor conference, police

Police did not release the victim’s name, but said a 50-year-old was shot around 6:45 a.m. outside a Hilton before the shooter fled. He was taken to a nearby hospital but could not be saved. UnitedHealthcare is the insurance arm of the health care giant UnitedHealth Group Inc.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot Wednesday morning outside of a Hilton hotel in New York City, according to multiple reports. Thompson, the 50-year-old leader of the health care giant’s insurance unit,

Brian Thompson, 50, was outside the hotel on Sixth Avenue when the suspect shot him in the chest and leg around 6:45 a.m.