New York police warn US healthcare executives about online ‘hit list’

Corporations scramble to provide protection against threat of copycat killings following Brian Thompson’s murder

The New York police department (NYPD) has warned US healthcare executives of a heightened risk to their lives after identifying an online “hit list” posted in the wake of last week’s assassination of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Corporations have scrambled to give their senior figures added protection against the threat of copycat killings following Thompson’s murder, which has been celebrated in some quarters of social media.