UnitedHealthcare CEO died after being shot in his chest in Manhattan, according to multiple reports

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was shot dead outside the New York Hilton Midtown hotel in Manhattan, according to reports.

The New York Post first reported the news Wednesday morning, citing police sources. The New York Times also reported Thompson is the victim of a Manhattan shooting.

Police did not publicly name Thompson as the victim Wednesday morning, but a department spokeswoman told Business Insider that a 50-year-old man was shot in the chest and leg outside 1135 6th Avenue.

When police arrived, the man was unconscious and unresponsive, police said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead.

UnitedHealthcare didn't immediately return a call seeking comment about the shooting, but an "investor day" conference in Manhattan was canceled shortly after reports of the shooting broke.

This story is breaking and will be updated.