Brittany Kriegstein

From the second it happened, the second we got a notification about somebody being shot in Midtown, of course, we were on high alert because I cover gun violence consistently across the entire city. People don't often get shot in Midtown. The precinct where this happened has not had a shooting at all this year.

From the second it happened, the second we got a notification about somebody being shot in Midtown, of course, we were on high alert because I cover gun violence consistently across the entire city. People don't often get shot in Midtown. The precinct where this happened has not had a shooting at all this year.

From the second it happened, the second we got a notification about somebody being shot in Midtown, of course, we were on high alert because I cover gun violence consistently across the entire city. People don't often get shot in Midtown. The precinct where this happened has not had a shooting at all this year.

So the video basically shows a masked man in a hoodie, really hard to make out who it could be, who just very calmly waits and then fires several shots within close range of now we know is Brian Thompson, who sort of appears in the video startled. He stumbles away. He was hit, officials said, in the calf and also in the back.

So the video basically shows a masked man in a hoodie, really hard to make out who it could be, who just very calmly waits and then fires several shots within close range of now we know is Brian Thompson, who sort of appears in the video startled. He stumbles away. He was hit, officials said, in the calf and also in the back.

So the video basically shows a masked man in a hoodie, really hard to make out who it could be, who just very calmly waits and then fires several shots within close range of now we know is Brian Thompson, who sort of appears in the video startled. He stumbles away. He was hit, officials said, in the calf and also in the back.

And so he did have a second to sort of turn around and face the shooter who, calmly seemed to clear a jam in his gun and continue firing. There was a bystander right there when it all happened who ran away but the shooter wasn't interested in that person. They were going for Thompson. The shooter escapes through a nearby alleyway.

And so he did have a second to sort of turn around and face the shooter who, calmly seemed to clear a jam in his gun and continue firing. There was a bystander right there when it all happened who ran away but the shooter wasn't interested in that person. They were going for Thompson. The shooter escapes through a nearby alleyway.

And so he did have a second to sort of turn around and face the shooter who, calmly seemed to clear a jam in his gun and continue firing. There was a bystander right there when it all happened who ran away but the shooter wasn't interested in that person. They were going for Thompson. The shooter escapes through a nearby alleyway.

Again, this is midtown Manhattan, but at 6.45 in the morning, there weren't too many people around. He runs through this alleyway, according to officials. He then jumps on an e-bike and starts pedaling north to Central Park, and that's basically the last place he was seen for some time.

Again, this is midtown Manhattan, but at 6.45 in the morning, there weren't too many people around. He runs through this alleyway, according to officials. He then jumps on an e-bike and starts pedaling north to Central Park, and that's basically the last place he was seen for some time.

Again, this is midtown Manhattan, but at 6.45 in the morning, there weren't too many people around. He runs through this alleyway, according to officials. He then jumps on an e-bike and starts pedaling north to Central Park, and that's basically the last place he was seen for some time.

We know he ditched his backpack there, which officials later found, and found that it only contained some Monopoly money. And then he... apparently jumped in a taxi. He was caught on surveillance video heading uptown even further to the Port Authority bus station on 179th Street and Broadway. And officials basically lost track of him after that from what we know of the investigation.

We know he ditched his backpack there, which officials later found, and found that it only contained some Monopoly money. And then he... apparently jumped in a taxi. He was caught on surveillance video heading uptown even further to the Port Authority bus station on 179th Street and Broadway. And officials basically lost track of him after that from what we know of the investigation.

We know he ditched his backpack there, which officials later found, and found that it only contained some Monopoly money. And then he... apparently jumped in a taxi. He was caught on surveillance video heading uptown even further to the Port Authority bus station on 179th Street and Broadway. And officials basically lost track of him after that from what we know of the investigation.

Now, as somebody who covers gun violence day in and day out in New York City, I can confirm that it usually does take a couple days to find people, even when the cases are pretty cut and dry, even when police say that they know exactly who they're looking for.

Now, as somebody who covers gun violence day in and day out in New York City, I can confirm that it usually does take a couple days to find people, even when the cases are pretty cut and dry, even when police say that they know exactly who they're looking for.

Now, as somebody who covers gun violence day in and day out in New York City, I can confirm that it usually does take a couple days to find people, even when the cases are pretty cut and dry, even when police say that they know exactly who they're looking for.

So I know that there's a very high threshold of evidence that the DAs need in order to bring charges and the police need in order to request search warrants and things like that. Surveillance video canvassing takes a long time. This person obviously did as well as he could to shield himself, hide his face.

So I know that there's a very high threshold of evidence that the DAs need in order to bring charges and the police need in order to request search warrants and things like that. Surveillance video canvassing takes a long time. This person obviously did as well as he could to shield himself, hide his face.