Colin Jost Mocks Officials For Sending This 'Tough Message' After NYC Shooting
Colin Jost kicked off “Weekend Update” on Saturday by giving a shoutout to New York City officials for sending a “tough message” on crime as the gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson remains at large.
“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,” the “Weekend Update” host joked.
Jost also spotted how the aftermath of the shooting “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,’” he said.
The manhunt continues for the suspected gunman who officials say took off from the scene of the deadly shooting outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday via bicycle and headed toward Central Park only to later take a taxi cab to a Port Authority bus center.
The individual may have fled the city via bus, according to Jessica Tisch, the commissioner for the New York Police Department.
“Uh, thanks, but a Port Authority passenger who looks like a murderer actually widens the search,” Jost quipped.
He went on to say that he found it “so crazy” that the shooting happened “in broad daylight” and the gunman bicycled away just three blocks from where “Saturday Night Live” is filmed in Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
“Probably because they have every cop in the city guarding our Christmas tree,” Jost joked.
“Weekend Update” co-host Michael Che then turned to a seemingly flirtatious moment between the suspected gunman and an employee at a New York hostel where he was staying, which reportedly led him to pull down his mask and show his face on camera.
“[The employee’s] name has been reported as Lucky S. Bechalive,” Che joked.
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