Security was ramped up for the annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center’s iconic Christmas tree Wednesday evening, hours after a masked gunman shot and killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO outside a midtown Manhattan hotel just a few blocks away.
Chief of Department Jeffrey B. Maddrey said there would be a “massive presence” of police, including additional officers in the subway.
A split image of the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the Rockefeller Christmas tree. (AP Images)
“This is a terrible event, but people are going to go on and enjoy the tree lighting tonight,” he said.
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UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed at close range outside the Hilton Hotel Wednesday morning.
This undated photo provided by UnitedHealth Group shows UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson. (AP Photo/UnitedHealth…
