The suspect wanted in the brutal murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson used a fake ID to check into a New York City hostel before the brazen execution-style killing, police sources tell Fox News.

Sources said the suspect used a fake ID and paid in cash.

Fox News digital cameras captured officers leaving the AYH Hostel on Manhattan’s Upper West Side on Thursday. It is unclear whether the hostel is directly related to the search for Thompson’s killer.

General view of the AYH Hostel on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, NY, on Thursday, December 5, 2024. The suspect in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson is believed to have stayed here. (Jennifer Mitchell for Fox News Digital)

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The New York police have been searching for the murderer since early Wednesday morning. Police sources told Fox News the suspect dropped a burned phone in an alley after the shooting. Police are investigating data found on the phone as well as fingerprints left on the device, sources said.

Police are also investigating a water bottle that was left at a Starbucks near the murder scene. Police sources say DNA from the bottle will be used to create a suspect profile. The suspect is said to have paid in cash at Starbucks.

Thompson was gunned down in cold blood on a New York City sidewalk just before 7 a.m. Wednesday morning. The police have been looking for him ever since.

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