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."
Do they think the guy doesn't know his own name or are they afraid they might have the wrong name
I’d guess the latter. They aren’t confident it’s actually the guy. If they fuck up and release an innocent person’s name, that’s a huge lawsuit.
Not that the NYPD would care about taxpayer money being wasted paying out claims due to pig incompetence and malfeasance.