Crime and Courts

A jury found Marine veteran Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 subway chokehold death of subway performer Jordan Neely.

A man in the Altoona, Pennsylvania, area is being questioned Monday in connection with last week’s UnitedHealthcare CEO killing in Manhattan, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Jurors began Monday to weigh whether to convict Marine veteran Daniel Penny of criminally negligent homicide after they deadlocked last week on a more serious charge in the case surrounding a chokehold on a New York City subway train. The judge agreed Friday to dismiss the indictment’s top count of manslaughter and directed the panel to start deliberating Monday on the...

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead in Manhattan last week, and authorities have yet to apprehend his killer.

The Onion’s bid to buy conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars is scheduled to return to a Texas courtroom on Monday.

The suspect accused of killing the healthcare executive is still at large. The NYPD scuba team has been in Central Park looking for more evidence after finding a backpack potentially linked to the gunman. News 4’s Charles Watson reports. 

Twelve of the 15 students arrested last month for allegedly punching, kicking and calling a man derogatory names had their hate crime and felony assault charges dismissed.

The photos are the latest the NYPD says are of the same individual wanted for questioning.

Late Saturday, police released two additional photos of the suspected shooter that appeared to be from a camera mounted inside a taxi.

The NYPD released new images of the man wanted in connection with the sidewalk slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. 

The NYPD was back in Central Park looking for more evidence after discovering the backpack they believe a gunman ditched following the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. News 4’s Gaby Acevedo reports. 

No arrests have been made in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot Wednesday in midtown Manhattan.

Police still did not know the gunman’s name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing.

The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has opened the door for many people to vent their frustrations and anger over the insurance industry. The feelings of exasperation, anger, resentment, and helplessness toward insurers aren’t new. But the shooting and the headlines around it have unleashed a new wave of patients sharing such sentiments and personal stories of interactions with insurance...

A high-profile violent crime typically sets social media abuzz with tips and theories from amateur internet sleuths, hunting for the alleged perpetrator. 

News 4’s Chris Jose with the latest. 

News 4’s Chris Glorioso reports. 

Jessica Cunnington with the latest details for NBC New York. 

The manhunt for a gunman who executed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare on a midtown Manhattan street this week stretched into a third day Friday.

Police believe the killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO is not in New York City. News 4 New York’s Marc Santia reports.