"Brian was one of the good guys. He was certainly one of the smartest guys," Witty wrote. "I'm going to miss him."

UnitedHealth Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Andrew Witty called slain colleague Brian Thompson “one of the good guys” in a note to employees Wednesday, as he sought to reassure them amid a torrent of online hate.

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty recalled slain colleague Brian Thompson as “one of the good guys” and encouraged employees to “honor his life” by helping patients and their families in a new memo Wednesday,

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty conceded the U.S. health care system is flawed, addressing for the first time the murder of top executive Brian Thompson.

Andrew Witty -- head of UnitedHealthcare's parent company -- says his employees have been "barraged by threats" after the assassination The post UnitedHealth Group CEO Is ‘Struggling to Make Sense’ of Brian Thompson’s Shooting Death appeared first on TheWrap.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sparked controversy Thursday with her remarks on the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson when she suggested that those shocked by people’s lack of sympathy toward the slain CEO simply don’t understand Americans’ frustration with the healthcare system.

Police say evidence is piling up against the man accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, did not have insurance through the company, it confirmed to The Hill. UnitedHealth Group said there is no record of Mangione or his mother being insured through the company.