Colin Jost kicked off “Weekend Update” on Saturday by giving a shoutout to New York Metropolis officers for sending a “tough message” on crime because the gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson stays at massive.
“If you shoot somebody in the middle of the street, you better get on your bike, hop on a bus and get the heck out of here, mister,” joked the “Weekend Update” host.
He additionally noticed how the aftermath of the taking pictures “really says something about America.”
“A guy was murdered in cold blood and the two main reactions were, ‘Yeah, well healthcare stinks,’ and also, ‘Girl, that shooter hot,’” Jost stated.
The manhunt continues for the suspected gunman who officers say took off from the scene of the lethal taking pictures by way of bicycle on Wednesday and headed towards Central Park solely to later take a taxi cab to a Port Authority bus heart.
The person might have fled the town by way of bus, based on New York Metropolis Police Division commissioner Jessica Tisch.
“Uh, thanks, but a Port Authority passenger who looks like a murderer actually widens the search,” Jost quipped.
Jost stated he discovered it “so crazy” that the taking pictures occurred “in broad daylight” and the gunman bicycled away simply three blocks from the place “SNL” is filmed in Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
“Probably because they have every cop in the city guarding our Christmas tree,” he joked.
Co-host Michael Che turned to a seemingly flirtatious second between the suspected gunman and an worker at his New York hostel that reportedly led him to tug down his masks to point out his face on digital camera.
″[The employee’s] title has been reported as Fortunate S. Bechalive,” he joked.
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