UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killer arrested, had manifesto slamming insurance industry

A 26-year-old man was arrested on gun charges in Pennsylvania in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan last week. Police said the man, identified as Luigi Mangione, was a “person of strong interest” and possessed a gun and multiple fake identity documents.

Mangione was found at a McDonald’s store in Altoona in Pennsylvania with a gun and a suppressor “both consistent with the weapon used in the murder,” New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said, CNN reported.

A fake New Jersey ID card, matching with the one the suspect had used to check into the New York City hostel before the shooting, was found by authorities. A three-page manifesto was also recovered which “spoke to both his motivation and mindset”, Tisch said.

New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said the document did not contain any specific threats, but had indicated an “ill will towards corporate America”.

“These parasites had it coming,” a line from the manifesto read, which was seen by a police official. Another line from the document read, “I do apologise for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done.” According to Kenny, the suspect acted alone and he was self-funded.

NYPD detectives were on their way to Pennsylvania where they could question the suspect, Tisch said.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.