The gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson arrived in New York Metropolis on a bus from Atlanta … TMZ has confirmed.

Legislation enforcement sources inform us the suspected shooter arrived within the Huge Apple 10 days earlier than the capturing on November 24 … taking a Greyhound bus to the Port Authority station in Manhattan.

From there, we’re informed the suspect checked right into a hostel.

Thompson was shot lifeless Wednesday morning outdoors a resort in what cops are calling a focused, deliberate assault. Cops say the gunmen then fled the scene on a Citi Bike.

Our sources say legislation enforcement additionally interviewed a girl who labored on the hostel who informed investigators she flirted with the suspect and received him to decrease his masks … which is how cops ended up with photographs of the man’s face.

The motive remains to be unclear right here … but it surely’s value noting the bullet shells have been inscribed with three phrases … “deny,” “depose” and “defend.”