MIDTOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) – The CEO of UnitedHealthcare was killed in a Midtown shooting Wednesday morning, sources told PIX11 News. 

Brian Thompson, 50, was shot in the chest by a masked gunman just before 7 a.m. in front of a Hilton hotel on 54th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues, sources said. The suspect had been waiting for Thompson to arrive at the hotel for an investors meeting, according to sources.

He was rushed to an area hospital and later died. The shooting is being investigated as a targeted hit, sources said.