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Luigi Nicholas Mangione, born on May 6, 1998, is an American man who was
identified as the suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of
UnitedHealthcare, which took place in New York City on December 4, 2024.
Mangione's Early Life and Education
Mangione was born in Towson, Maryland, to a Baltimore-area family of
Italian descent. In 2020, Mangione graduated cum laude from the University of
Pennsylvania, an Ivy League institution, receiving a Bachelor of Science in
Engineering (BSE) in computer engineering and a Master of Science in
Engineering (MSE) in computer and information science. His undergraduate
studies included a minor in mathematics, and his graduate curriculum was
concentrated in artificial intelligence. While an undergraduate student, he was
a UI programming intern with Firaxis Games between May 2016 and August 2017.
The Killing of Brian Thompson
On December 4, 2024, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was
shot and killed in New York City. Mangione was identified as the suspect in the
killing and was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Mangione's Arrest and Charges
Upon searching Mangione, police said they found a similar 3D-printed gun
and 3D-printed suppressor to the weapons used in the shooting and a fake
driver's license from New Jersey with the name "Mark Rosario", the
same name used by the alleged shooter to check into a Manhattan hostel. Shell
casings found at the crime scene reportedly matched the gun. The police also
said that, when they arrested Mangione, they found a 262-word handwritten
document partly about the American healthcare system, which was characterized
as a manifesto by multiple media outlets. Mangione had no prior criminal
record.
Mangione was charged in Blair County, Pennsylvania, with carrying a gun
without a license, forgery, falsely identifying himself to the authorities, and
possessing "instruments of crime" on December 9, 2024. Later that
day, Mangione was charged in Manhattan with second-degree murder, three counts
of illegal weapons possession, and forgery and sent to the State Correctional
Institution at Huntingdon, a close-security state correctional facility in
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Possible Remedies for Murder Through Use of a Firearm
Possible remedies for murder through use of a firearm (the 3rd federal
charge) include death. On January 30, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an
executive order which requires the death penalty to be used wherever possible,
meaning that federal prosecutors will likely pursue it in Mangione's case.
Mangione was extradited to New York and is currently being held at Metropolitan
Detention Center, Brooklyn, under Federal Register Number 52503-511.
Mangione's Online Support
Since his arrest, Mangione has received extensive support online, with
many celebrating him as a folk hero. Some opinion polls found a plurality of
American adult respondents held a negative view toward Mangione, with younger
and left-leaning respondents more likely to support him.
Mangione's Posts
Mangione's posts were found to express concerns over the implications of
pornography, DEI programs, falling fertility rates, wokeism, secularization,
and the decline of Christianity, and he promoted traditionalist ideas. He leans
in favor of religion in general on evolutionary grounds, opposing New Atheism
and expressing interest in Japan's indigenous religion, Shintoism. Mangione
showed a skeptical attitude toward both Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Brian Robert Thompson (July 10, 1974 – December 4, 2024) was the chief
executive officer (CEO) of UnitedHealthcare, the health insurance arm of
UnitedHealth Group, from April 2021 until his death.
Thompson was a married father of two children from Maple Grove,
Minnesota. He worked for UnitedHealth Group for 20 years.
Thompson was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on
December 4, 2024. The shooting occurred early in the morning outside an
entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown. Thompson was in the city to attend an
annual investors' meeting for UnitedHealth Group.
Prior to his death, he faced criticism for the company's rejection of
insurance claims, and his family reported that he had received death threats in
the past. The words "delay", "deny", and "depose"
were inscribed on the cartridge cases used during the shooting.
On December 9, 2024, authorities arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione in
Altoona, Pennsylvania, and charged him in a Manhattan court with Thompson's
killing.
Authorities said Mangione was carrying
a 3D-printed pistol and a 3D-printed suppressor consistent with those used in
the attack, as well as a short handwritten letter styled as a manifesto
criticizing the American healthcare system, an American passport, and multiple
fraudulent IDs, including one with the same name. Authorities also said his
fingerprints matched the partial smudged prints that investigators found near
the New York shooting scene. Police believe that he was inspired by
"Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski's manifesto Industrial Society and Its
Future (1995), and motivated by his own personal views on US health insurance.
It is speculated an injury he suffered may have played a part. Mangione was
arraigned in Altoona on December 9, 2024. After waiving extradition in
Pennsylvania, he appeared in a federal court in New York City on December 19.
On December 23, he was arraigned in the New York Supreme Court and pled not
guilty to New York state charges. Mangione has been indicted on eleven state
charges and faces four federal charges; the charges include first-degree
murder, murder in furtherance of terrorism, criminal possession of a weapon,
and stalking. He may face the death penalty if convicted on the federal
charges.
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