Two residences owned by the household of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had been focused Wednesday night in what police are describing as a “swatting” incident, in accordance with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
The Maple Grove Police Division mentioned on Thursday it acquired a report of a bomb risk at roughly 7 p.m. on Wednesday at two residences within the Minneapolis suburb belonging to Thompson and his spouse, Paulette Thompson.
The risk was despatched in an e mail to a number of individuals, who in flip alerted legislation enforcement, in accordance with the Tribune.
The Maple Grove Police Division was assisted by the Minneapolis Bomb Squad and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Workplace in responding to the risk, in accordance with police.
“No devices or suspicious items were located during the investigation,” police mentioned in an announcement. ”The case is taken into account an energetic investigation, whereas the incident seems to be a hoax.”
The Hill has reached out to Maple Grove Police Division for extra particulars.
The threats had been made a number of hours after Thompson was gunned down in New York Metropolis on Wednesday, forward of a scheduled investor assembly at a resort in Midtown Manhattan.
Thompson was approached from behind and shot a number of instances, together with within the again and his calf, in accordance with NYC police. Thompson was transported to an area hospital, the place he died roughly half-hour later from the gunshot wounds.
Police have described the capturing as “targeted,” noting the suspect appeared to attend for Thompson for a number of minutes earlier than opening fireplace, ignoring different pedestrians who handed by.
The suspect stays at massive, after fleeing the scene into an alleyway earlier than getting on an e-bike that he took into Central Park.
Police launched photos on Thursday of an individual of curiosity wished for questioning and are providing a $10,000 reward for info resulting in the arrest and conviction of the suspect.
