Colin Jost kicked off “Weekend Replace” on Saturday by giving a shoutout to New York Metropolis officers for sending a “robust message” on crime because the gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson stays at massive.
“In case you shoot someone in the course of the road, you higher get in your bike, hop on a bus and get the heck out of right here, mister,” joked the “Weekend Replace” host.
He additionally noticed how the aftermath of the capturing “actually says one thing about America.”
“A man was murdered in chilly blood and the 2 primary reactions had been, ‘Yeah, properly healthcare stinks,’ and in addition, ‘Woman, that shooter sizzling,’” Jost mentioned.
The manhunt continues for the suspected gunman who officers say took off from the scene of the lethal capturing by way of bicycle on Wednesday and headed towards Central Park solely to later take a taxi cab to a Port Authority bus middle.
The person might have fled town by way of bus, in keeping with New York Metropolis Police Division commissioner Jessica Tisch.
“Uh, thanks, however a Port Authority passenger who appears to be like like a assassin truly widens the search,” Jost quipped.
Jost mentioned he discovered it “so loopy” that the capturing 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.
“Most likely as a result of they’ve each cop within the metropolis 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 indicate his face on digital camera.
″[The employee’s] title has been reported as Fortunate S. Bechalive,” he joked.
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