Summary

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in a targeted attack outside a New York Hilton hotel, with investigators describing the killing as meticulously planned.

The gunman fled on foot, then by rental bike, and possibly left the city via bus. Shell casings at the scene had words like “deny” and “defend” inscribed, hinting at a motive linked to Thompson’s work.

Experts suggest the shooter may have military or weapons experience but left key clues, including surveillance footage and discarded items.

Police are analyzing evidence, including DNA, to identify the suspect.

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    20 days ago

    Doesn’t it also require the DNA to be stored on file to be matched? They haven’t even got a suspect to get DNA from.

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      No, they could pinpoint you just by dna of relatives. Hence why the whole 23andme is such a terrible idea.

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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        If those were his items, and his dna on those items, sure. Iirc, this is how they got the BTK killer- a familial match.

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        19 days ago

        They can’t pinpoint you. DNA is about as terrible as fingerprints and lie detectors. They’re all full of false positives.

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          19 days ago

          Sure its not perfect but if they can narrow it down from a few million people to just a few 100/1000’s that makes fibding someone much easier .

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            19 days ago

            Nah, this tech isn’t useful to prove you’re a suspect. Its only use is to prove that someone is not a suspect

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              19 days ago

              They got his face on camera… maybe. Assuming it’s the same smiling guy and with a partial DNA match, I’d think that’s enough to get a court order to get a blood sample to get a better DNA match.

              Of course that’s assuming the smiling guy is the same guy AND one of his relatives did 23andme AND they can find and arrest him.

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                19 days ago

                None of that is valid evidence. We’ve all seen the photos are terrible and, again, DNA tests are only useful for negatives