The chief executive of UnitedHealth’s insurance arm was fatally shot outside a hotel in New York City Wednesday in a targeted attack, police said.A manhunt is under way for a suspect who was lying in wait for the executive,

Brian Thompson, CEO of the group's insurance division, was attacked early Wednesday morning in what police believe was a premeditated attack.

Police are sharing an update in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch briefed reporters in a press conference hours after Thompson, 50, was killed outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan before 7 a.