Two residences owned by the family of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson were targeted Wednesday evening in what police are describing as a “swatting” incident, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.



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Bomb threats made to slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's homes were hoaxes, police say

Thompson and his wife lived separately in Maple Grove, Minnesota

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Homes owned by murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO and wife targeted by bomb threats

By Anthony Bettin, Kerry Breen Click here for updates on this story     MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota (WCCO) —  Bomb threats were made to homes owned by Brian Thompson and his widow hours after the United Healthcare CEO’s killing on Wednesday, according to police documents and property records. The threats were unfounded, the Maple Grove Police Department said.  “No devices or suspicious items were located during the investigation,” the department said…

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Bomb threats were made to homes owned by Brian Thompson and his widow hours after the United Healthcare CEO&#039;s killing on Wednesday, according to police documents and property records.

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Bomb threats made to slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's Maple Grove homes were hoaxes, police say

The threat was sent in an email to multiple people, who in turn alerted law enforcement, according to incident reports.

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Fake bomb threat targets homes of insurance executive killed in New York City, police say

A fake bomb threat targeting the Minnesota home of Brian Thompson was sent in hours after the UnitedHealthcare CEO was shot dead in Midtown Manhattan.

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Thirteen hours after Thompson was shot and killed in Manhattan, his home was targeted with a bomb threat police later determined was a hoax.

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Brian Thompson's home was targeted with a hoax bomb threat the same day he was killed, police say

Police said Thursday that a bomb threat was made against the Maple Grove home of Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO who was fatally shot Wednesday morning in New York City. The threat is believed to be a hoax, police said. Maple Grove police put out a statement Thursday saying a “suspected swatting investigation” was underway. The department said it received a report of a bomb threat directed at two addresses around 7 p.m. Wednesday. The M…

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The city attorney of Maple Grove, Minn., received an email detailing a bomb threat at Thompson's homeUnitedHealth Group  Brian ThompsonOn the same day they informed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's family of his murder in New York City, police in Maple Grove, Minn., also investigated a bomb scare at the slain executive's home.Thompson was fatally shot just before 6:45 a.m. ET of Wednesday, Dec. 4, by a masked man outside the New York Hilton…

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On Day CEO Brian Thompson Was Killed, His Minn. Home Was Subject of 'Hoax' Bomb Threat: Police

Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit, was shot from behind in what police described as a targeted attack.

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A police department in Minnesota said in a statement that they received "a report of a bomb threat" involving two houses around 8 p.m.

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