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A high-profile violent crime typically sets social media abuzz with tips and theories from amateur internet sleuths, hunting for the alleged perpetrator. But after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in New York City last week without a primary suspect being identified, a rare occurrence happened in the thriving true-crime world: silence online from

A surveillance camera is seen at the 54th Street entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York on Thursday, where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot on Wednesday. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan has set internet