Who is Luigi Mangione? The ‘strong person of interest’ in CEO killing
globalnews.cahave arrested a man in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with officials saying Luigi Mangione is a “strong person of interest” in the case.Thompson, 50, was killed last Wednesday in what police said was a “brazen, targeted” attack as he walked alone to the Hilton from a nearby hotel, where UnitedHealthcare’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group, was holding its annual investor conference.The shooter appeared to be “lying in wait for several minutes” before approaching the executive from behind and opening fire, according to police. He used a 9 mm pistol that police said resembled the guns farmers use to put down animals without causing a loud noise.Here’s what police have said so far about Mangione.According to Joseph Kenny, chief of detectives with the New York Police Department, Luigi Mangione is a 26-year-old man who was born and raised in Maryland, with ties to San Francisco and Honolulu.Police said it’s believed he also may have attended college in Pennsylvania.The 26-year-old reportedly has no prior arrest history in New York and prior to the release of his name on Monday, he was not known to the city’s police nor was his name found in any other U.S.
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