Unmasked photos of suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brain Thomson’s murder released

The NYPD released new photos Thursday of the suspected gũnman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel on Wednesday, December 4.

The surveillance images show the suspect’s face, which had previously been hidden, with him seen flashing a smile with a black mask hanging from his chin.

The suspect was wearing the same dark hoodie he wore when he is believed to have fired repeatedly at Thompson, 50, as the victim walked up to the Hilton on Sixth Avenue.

Another close-up photo shows the suspect carrying the same backpack he was later spotted with.

The photos were taken from an Upper West Side youth hostel where police believe the suspect had been staying at before the shooting, law-enforcement sources said.

Footage just fifteen minutes before the shooting showed the gunman seemingly talking to someone over the phone as he made his way to the hotel on Sixth Avenue. 

Police also released pics of the suspect making a purchase at the Starbucks at West 56th Street and Sixth Avenue, located just minutes away from the hotel. 

In those photos, the gunman was wearing a black face mask as he nonchalantly bought a bottle of water and two PowerBars, law enforcement sources told The Post. 

Police have recovered the cellphone and one of the water bottles that he purchased at the Starbucks. 

Investigators hope they can pull fingerprints from the unspent ammunition, as well as DNA from the water bottle and phone, sources said.

The NYPD and Crimes Stoppers are offering a $10,000 reward for information on the gunman leading to his arrest.