Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare

He was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning

Headed to the New York Hilton Hotel to attend the UnitedHealthcare conference

Thompson, who became CEO of the company in April 2021

led the healthcare arm of UnitedHealth Group

Which is ranked fifth in the Fortune 500 list.

A gunman fired from a distance of about 20 feet

Due to which Thompson was hit by several bullets in the chest.

New York police said he was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital

Where he was declared dead