The manhunt for the suspect who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan is increasing past New York Metropolis … as a result of cops suppose he fled the Massive Apple.

New York Metropolis Police Commissioner Jessica Tish instructed CNN that NYPD investigators have cause to imagine the suspect is not on the town.

As we reported … police imagine the gunman arrived in NYC final month on a bus from Atlanta and shacked up in a hostel, utilizing a pretend ID to verify in, earlier than Wednesday’s taking pictures exterior a Manhattan lodge.

Police say the shooter made his preliminary getaway on a bicycle, which was captured on surveillance cameras, and rode into Central Park.

Cops launched photos of the suspect’s face … however he has to date not been recognized.

In the meantime, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny instructed CNN cops imagine they’ve footage of the suspect leaving Central Park and hailing a cab journey to a Port Authority bus heart.

Kenny says police are working to determine which bus the suspect might have gotten on, noting the buses at that station journey interstate.