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NYPD Finds Backpack Suspected to Belong to Killer of CEO
- Police think suspected killer boarded bus in uptown Manhattan
- Backpack sent to a police forensics lab for examination
The suspect sought in the the killing of Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4.
Source: New York City Police Department/AP Photo
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The New York Police Department found a gray backpack matching the description of one carried by the suspected killer of health insurance executive Brian Thompson, according to people familiar with the matter.
Police also said Friday they believe the suspect left New York City shortly after he shot and killed Thompson outside a midtown Manhattan hotel early Wednesday. The suspect, they said, left the scene and bicycled through Central Park, where he ditched the backpack before hailing a cab to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in upper Manhattan.