The Guardian: Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing may not have been a client, say police

[Dennis Donovan]

The Guardian - (archived: https://archive.ph/IV2uR ) Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing may not have been a client, say police

Suspect, who mentioned company in note found during arrest, may have targeted it because of its size and influence

Staff and agencies
Thu 12 Dec 2024 18.23 EST

There is no indication the man charged with killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, was ever a client of the medical insurer and may have targeted it because of its size and influence, a senior police official said on Thursday.

Joseph Kenny, chief of detectives for the New York police department, told NBC New York in an interview on Thursday that investigators had uncovered evidence that Luigi Mangione had prior knowledge UnitedHealthcare was holding its annual investor conference in New York City.

Mangione also mentioned the company in a note found in his possession when he was detained by police in Pennsylvania.

“We have no indication that he was ever a client of UnitedHealthcare, but he does make mention that it is the fifth-largest corporation in America, which would make it the largest healthcare organization in America. So that’s possibly why he targeted that that company,” said Kenny.

Mangione remains jailed without bail in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested on Monday after being spotted at a McDonald’s in the city of Altoona, about 230 miles (about 370km) west of New York City. His lawyer said he had not seen any evidence yet linking his client to the crime.

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[Baron2024]

1. This Is Interesting Information

I wonder what Mangione's motivation really was.

[TBF]

3. Initially when it happened, and I read the preliminary articles,

the two obvious scenarios were family member of someone w/a horrific denied claim, or a disgruntled former employee. But as I read more about Thompson, I also wondered if the shooter had been hired by someone from the company to limit damage (the insider trader allegations).

I mean that still could be on the table, we really have no idea who Luigi Mangione is. We know the basic family background we've all read, and the story is that his chronic medical issues basically caused him to lose it and go after Thompson - a symptom of what is wrong with healthcare in this country. And that could have happened. There could also be other scenarios. For example, he's young and very bright - like students who are recruited for organizations like the CIA when they're in college (they recruited at Wisconsin when I was there in the 80's - it wasn't a secret - and I'm sure they recruit at the top colleges still). That may be too tinfoil, but in this country who knows. It will be interesting to see the progression with this case.

[Silent Type]

2. Exactly. Luigi found a rationale to shoot someone in the back and UHC's guy was nearby. Kind of like the incel

who tried to shoot trump in Pennsylvania.