Authorities have identified the man suspected of killing UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson and are closing in on him, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was quoted as saying on Saturday by the New York Post.
Adams was quoted by the Post as saying the police were withholding the suspect’s name for now to deny him any advantage. “We don’t want to release that now,” the mayor said. “If you do, you are basically giving a tip to the person we are seeking and we do not want to give him an upper hand at all. Let him continue to believe he can hide behind the mask."
If they really had a name, of course it’d be all over their public “wanted” posts and lists (e.g. FBI’s “Wanted” list)… except if they finally realized that the public now see THEM as population’s “wanted” and are afraid of actually doing something.
So, if they really have a name, it’s just a brag because they know the moment the cops touch him, he’ll become more powerful as a symbol for resistance. If they have no name, well, it’s also just a brag, so they can pretend they’re “doing something”.