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We can't know that. There are plenty of avenues for a citizen to get a silencer, long range rifle, and places to train.

It's at least a 5hr drive from NYC to get to anywhere remotely gun-friendly, like New Hampshire.

Suppressors are legal in CT. Regarding a range, you don't even have to leave the state.

And in PA

I kinda doubt that. Suppressors aren't that hard to come by.

Yes, a professional's getaway vehicle is always bicycle.

It has a lot of signs of a professional hit the more details come out.

The ebike was used to get into central park to somewhere without cameras and change clothing etc.

The video is somewhat consistent with a how a professional might appear, calm with reload/jam, back to camera then flee down alley.

It's still slightly impressive. The lobby of that hotel takes up half a city block and has many entrances and exits. There are lots of ways to get in that are not necessarily the front door.

If I were approaching this professionally I'd be waiting near the check-in desk or elevators.