According to UnitedHealthcare’s parent firm, Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the ambush murder of the CEO, was not covered by the company’s insurance.
According to UnitedHealth Group, there is no evidence that Mangione, 26, was ever covered by the insurance provider.
Mangione is the suspect in the shooting death of CEO Brian Thompson on the morning of December 4 when he was on his way to a hotel for an investment meeting in New York City. The murder is still being investigated.
According to Joseph Kenny, chief of detectives for the New York Police Department, Mangione’s writings and social media posts reveal that he sustained a terrible back injury that was “life-altering.”
According to Kenny, Mangione could have singled out Thompson because of UnitedHealthcare’s size.
In an interview that aired Thursday, Kenny stated, “We have no indication that he was ever a client of United Healthcare, but he does mention that it is the fifth-largest corporation in America, which would make it the largest health care organization in America.”
Kenny remarked, “So that’s maybe why he targeted that company.” After being identified from police-provided pictures, Mangione was taken into custody Monday at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, according to officials.
According to authorities, police discovered a notepad, a handwritten paper referring to the health care profession, a pistol, and a silencer when he was taken into custody.
According to law enforcement authorities who spoke to NBC News, the line “these parasites simply had it coming” appears in the three-page handwritten paper.
According to two people familiar with the inquiry, Mangione apparently possessed a notebook in which he is accused of writing about pursuing a CEO. Social media posts from the past seem to depict him talking about crippling back pain.
According to security footage, Thompson was shot from behind by a shooter in a hooded jacket and mask at 6:44 a.m. when he was strolling along a sidewalk in midtown Manhattan. The shooter then proceeded to fire.
According to authorities, the killing was targeted. According to police, Mangione entered the city on a bus on November 24 and lodged at a hostel.
According to authorities on Thursday, shell shells discovered at the murder site have been linked to the firearm that was retrieved when Mangione was taken into custody.
According to Kenny, the firearm was a “ghost gun,” which was constructed using a 3-D printer after being manufactured using a company’s receiver.
Mangione is battling extradition to New York and is now being imprisoned in Pennsylvania on charges of forgery, firearms, and other offenses. December 30 is the date of the next hearing in the Pennsylvania lawsuit.
According to New York authorities, Mangione will be arrested, charged with murder in connection with Thompson’s death, and returned to New York. According to Mangione’s lawyer, he plans to enter a not guilty plea to every allegation.
