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The UnitedHealthcare CEO was gunned down in New York City on Wednesday, in a seemingly targeted assassination that was caught on camera.

And early on Wednesday morning, it became the backdrop for a high-profile killing, when a masked man gunned down Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, near an entrance, before fleeing on a bicycle.

The head of US insurance company UnitedHealthcare has been gunned down in New York City.

“After a brief period, he safely walked outside, put his gun down and surrendered to deputies without incident,” Klumpp said.

The Philippine government estimates that more than 6,252 people have been gunned down by the police and "unknown assailants" in Duterte's "war on drugs".