UnitedHealthcare CEO murdered
The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was shot and murdered in broad daylight on the streets of New York City on Dec. 4. The CEO, famous for denying care to thousands of people (the exact number is unknown) for the profit of the company, while raking in $10.2 million in profit annually for himself.
Thompson was shot dead by an anonymous masked suspect. Police searched for a week, unable to discover the killer, until he was finally found in a McDonald’s with a bag that contained a silencer for the murder weapon, as well as a manifesto he wrote detailing the murder. The suspect, now in custody, is 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, a former top-student. Upon investigation of the scene, shell cases for the bullets had the words “delay, deny, depose” engraved on the side, along with a bag full of Monopoly money.
While the NCPD urged anyone with information to come forward, the public has been generally celebrating the masked killer as a hero — a sort of vigilante that brought death to a man that many see as a profiteer of tragedy, scamming people out of medical coverage.
The NCPD has faced scrutiny over the arrest, with many claiming that they have the wrong person, because the photos of the killer’s eyebrows and skin tone don’t match that of Mangione, and because of the fact that the story of the apprehension is very convenient. However, much of the story is yet to be revealed, and legal arrangements are being made.
