FBI says tip from San Francisco police helped identify UnitedHealth CEO shooting suspect [Video]

The San Francisco Police Department provided a tip to the FBI that helped identify the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson.

The tip came from the San Francisco Police Department to the FBI regarding the possible identity of the suspected shooter in the Dec. 4 incident in Manhattan. 

“Among multiple tips received by FBI New York from the public and law enforcement regarding the homicide in Midtown Manhattan on December 4, 2024, a tip was received from the San Francisco Police Department regarding the possible identity of the suspect. FBI New York conducted routine investigative activity and referred this and other leads to the New York City Police Department as part of our assistance to them in their investigation. Extensive sharing of the photos by law enforcement led to the identification by a citizen and subsequent arrest by the Altoona Police Department,” the FBI said in a statement to KTVU.

Fox Newsreported that a San …