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[–] humble_pete_digger@lemm.ee 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

First thing they're gonna do is trace cellphones connected to nearby towers and cross-reference any new signal.

Hellova task in Manhattan to begin with. And people doing this job are likely not going to be clvery motivated.

Hope he was smart enough to not bring smartphone.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Everyone's assuming that this was a patient who was denied coverage or family member of a patient who was denied coverage, the thing is this sort of person will have made enemies in the corporate world as well.

For all we know this was a professional hit.

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Unlikely. Dude literally went to a Starbucks before the shooting and wrote a message in the bullets. That doesn't scream "professional" too me

Detectives investigating the shooting reportedly found shell casings with the words 'depose', 'deny' and 'defend' inscribed on them. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14160575/UnitedHealthcare-CEO-Brian-Thompsons-widow-breaks-silence-reveal-received-threats-shot-dead.html

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I just wanted to say it gave me a chuckle how it sounded like you meant he wrote on the bullets at Starbucks. Like it was just a thought that occurred to him and he needed a place to sit down and write on them with a sharpie he borrowed from the baristas.

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

He could have for all we know! He seems like the kind of guy who would put some real thought into writing his Christmas cards :>

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The guy was manually recocking a silenced pistol. Unlikely he did brought a phone.

[–] boywar3@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Its my understanding that subsonic ammo sometimes won't have enough gas to move the slide fully and must be done manually like this

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That’s how my silenced .22 behaves with subsonic. LRs refeed fine.