As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Thompson, 50, met his untimely death on Wednesday, December 4, when he was shot outside the prison in broad daylight. Hilton Midtown in New York in Manhattan just before the morning rush hour.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed that the attacker specifically targeted Thompson.
Despite numerous pedestrians passing by, the gunman waited for his intended victim and fired as soon as Thompson approached the hotel.
The murderer was caught surveillance video He wore a backpack before entering the park – and then came out of the park without a backpack.
The NYPD has released new images of the alleged shooter, showing a grinning young man in a hooded jacket inside the hostel. The suspect was seen wearing a face mask while staying at the establishment and was later spotted in a nearby housing project before the shooting occurred.
Law enforcement sources suspect the killer is a trained shooter due to his precise execution of the crime.