Investigators are eyeing a firearm purchase in Connecticut under the theory that the cold-blooded killer who executed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson may have used a modern version of a rare World War II spy gun, The Post has learned.
A picture of Brian Thompson’s suspected killer unmasked. DCPI
The shooter may have used a modern version of a rare WWII spy gun. NYPD/AFP via Getty Images
The shooter left messages on the bullets and casings that echoed language from a book critical of health insurance companies. Amazon booksThe gun used by the shooter in Wednesday’s shocking Midtown slaying appears to match a B&T VP9, an update of the Welrod pistol — a suppressed firearm developed in the Second World War, sources told The Post.
A recent purchase of the gun by the Connecticut-based gunmaker is an investigative lead in the manhunt for the killer, who used an apparently silenced pistol, sources said.
But the killer’s gun has not yet been recovered, so the link to the rare firearm is only a lead at this point, according to sources.
Brian Thompson was gunned down on the street in NYC. UnitedHealth GroupThe gun is described on B&T’s website as an “updated, integrally suppressed pistol [that] features a new grip and updated magazines, yet maintains its non-descript appearance, whisper-quiet sound signature and unique rotating bolt operation.”
