'Person of interest' questioned over New York killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson: reports

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'Person of interest' questioned over New York killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson: reports
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A man with a gun thought to be similar to the one used in last week's killing of a health insurance executive is taken into police custody for questioning in Pennsylvania, US media reports.

A person of interest is being questioned by police over the fatal shooting of a health insurance executive in New York last week, multiple US media outlets are reporting.

He was reportedly found with a gun thought to be similar to the one used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson early Wednesday, local time.Police say the motive for Brian Thompson's killing is unknown. But it has highlighted threats to those who run America's health insurers, and sparked a conversation about widespread anger at the industry.

Investigators have been combing the park since the shooting and have been searching at least one of its ponds for evidence for three days.

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