Health care CEO shot in NYC, picture released [Video]

The masked gunman who stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel used ammunition emblazoned with the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose,” a law enforcement official said Thursday.

The gunman is still at large and a manhunt is underway.

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Here’s the latest:

Water bottle and protein bar wrapper may hold clues to the shooter’s identity

Just minutes before the shooting, the suspect was seen on surveillance footage purchasing the two items from a nearby Starbucks. Both the water bottle and protein bar wrapper were later recovered from a trash can in the vicinity of the killing, according to a police spokesperson.

They’ve been sent to the city’s medical examiner for expedited fingerprint testing.

Tips about the shooting, many unfounded, are pouring in through a police hotline

As the suspect remained at large Thursday afternoon, New York police were sorting through …