Tom Smith

People will have to pick up second jobs in order to pay their bills.

What we saw in the past was you'll get an increase in number of people who are calling out sick.

People will have to pick up second jobs in order to pay their bills.

This morning at 6.46 a.m., patrol officers from Midtown North Precinct responded to a 911 call of a person shot in front of the Hilton Hotel located at 1335 Avenue of the Americas.

This is between West 53rd Street and West 54th Street.

At 6.48 a.m., officers arrive and find the victim, Brian R. Thompson, a 50-year-old male on the sidewalk in front of the Hilton with gunshot wounds to his back and leg.

I asked witnesses if they heard anything.

And the parking lot attendants were actually there earlier that morning.

But they said, you know, due to the silencer, they didn't hear anything.

He was set to speak at 8 a.m.

at their annual investors conference, and he was arriving early at 6.45.

So as he walked,

into the entrance of the Hilton, it was revealed by NYPD that this gunman was allegedly lying in wait before he shot him.

Mr. Thompson was removed by EMS to Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7.12 a.m.

Mr. Thompson is the CEO of United Healthcare and resides in Minnesota.

Detectives from Nightwatch, Midtown North Detector Squad, and Manhattan South Homicide responded to the scene and began their investigation.

What we know is that the shooter arrived at the location on foot about five minutes prior to the victim's arrival.

He stands alongside the building line as numerous other people and pedestrians pass him by.

From video, we see at 6.44 a.m., the victim is walking alone towards the Hilton after exiting his hotel across the street.

We believe the victim was headed to the Hilton Hotel to attend the United Health Group investors conference that was scheduled to start at 8 a.m.