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UnitedHealthcare CEO Shot Outside NYC Hotel; Suspect Mangione Arrested, Bail Denied, Pleads Not Guilty

Dec 11, 2024, 12:28 PM

Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed outside the Hilton Midtown Hotel in Manhattan on December 4, 2024. The suspect, 26-year-old Ivy League graduate Luigi Mangione, was arrested at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Monday and is facing a charge of second-degree murder. Mangione, who comes from a prominent Maryland family and is the grandson of a multimillionaire real estate developer, intends to fight his extradition to New York. He appeared in a Pennsylvania courtroom on Tuesday, where bail was denied, and his lawyer, Thomas Dickey, stated that Mangione plans to plead not guilty. During his court appearance, Mangione had an angry outburst, shouting at reporters and struggling with police as he entered the courthouse. Sources indicate that Mangione had been reported missing by his mother in San Francisco in November and had not been in contact with his family for months. His family has issued a statement expressing their devastation. It was also reported that Mangione had posted a manifesto online referencing filmmaker Michael Moore and a New York Times reporter. Mangione had suffered physical and psychological pain in recent months. The case has drawn attention to his privileged background and the circumstances leading up to the alleged crime.