Luigi Mangione was not a customer of UnitedHealthcare and may have targeted the company’s CEO due to the size and influence of the corporation.
"We have no evidence that Luigi Mangione ever used UnitedHealthcare's health insurance services, but he referred to it as the fifth-largest corporation in the U.S., meaning it's the largest insurance company in the country. That could be why he targeted it," Joseph Kenny, lead investigator for the New York Police Department (NYPD), said on December 12.
Kenny's statement came after U.S. police arrested 26-year-old Mangione, accused of murdering Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, on the streets of New York earlier this month. Authorities are interrogating Mangione to determine his motive.
According to Kenny, investigators discovered evidence that Mangione knew UnitedHealthcare was hosting its annual investor conference in New York City. The suspect also mentioned the company in a handwritten note he carried when arrested in Pennsylvania.
UnitedHealthcare is among the top 20 largest U.S. companies by market capitalization. While it is not the fifth-largest U.S. company, as Mangione claimed, it is the nation's largest health insurance provider. CEO Thompson, 50, was ambushed and fatally shot by the suspect outside the hotel hosting the investor conference on December 4. The gunman fled the scene, prompting a large-scale police manhunt.
Five days later, Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, approximately 500 kilometers from New York. At the time of his arrest, Mangione was carrying weapons, fake identification, and a handwritten note about two and a half pages long addressed "to federal authorities."
The New York Times, citing sources, reported that the letter directly mentioned UnitedHealthcare and criticized the health insurance industry as a whole, accusing insurance companies of prioritizing profits over customer care. The suspect claimed in the letter that he acted alone.
Mangione’s attorney, Thomas Dickey, stated that the suspect plans to plead not guilty. Dickey also argued that no clear evidence has been presented linking his client to the murder. However, police discovered shell casings at the crime scene matching the firearm Mangione was carrying at the time of his arrest, which could be the most compelling evidence against him.
During a hearing in Pennsylvania on December 10, Mangione struggled and shouted about "justice" as police escorted him to the courtroom. The Pennsylvania judge denied bail, citing the suspect's danger to the public as argued by prosecutors. Mangione’s next court hearing is scheduled for December 30, and he may be extradited to New York for further investigation and trial.
(Sources: AP, NBC News)
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