After the shocking murder of corporate boss Brian Thompson (50), the suspected gunman Luigi Mangione was arrested. Now new details have become known.
New York (USA) – After shocking murder of corporate boss Brian Thompson (50) The suspected shooter was arrested. Now new details about the “CEO killer” have been revealed.
Luigi Mangione (26) is strongly suspected of having shot the company boss. © —-/Pennsylvania Department of Corrections/AP/dpa
He comes from a wealthy family of entrepreneurs. He graduated from the elite university with flying colors. But then Luigi Mangione (26) decided to murder a person.
When insurance boss Brian Thompson was shot dead on the street in New York last week, the police were initially puzzled.
The suspected suspect, Luigi Mangione, was arrested on Monday. In addition to fake IDs, a homemade firearm – a so-called ghost gun – ammunition and plenty of cash, the “CEO killer” also had a manifesto with him. He remains in prison.
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The investigators suspect: Mangione wanted to make an example of the insurance boss that he couldn't personally. He is said to have exuded anger at the US healthcare system, which he sees as greedy and “mafia-like” structures.
Why did Luigi Mangione become a murderer?
Luigi Mangione (26) was described by many as a “brilliant” but “unremarkable” young man. © Montage: X/Luigi Mangione
Luigi Mangione graduated with a degree in computer and information science from the elite University of Pennsylvania in 2020, reports CBS. He then worked as a data engineer for the car sales platform TrueCar.
Student friends and former colleagues describe the current 26-year-olds as “brilliant” but “unremarkable”.
In 2023, Mangione moved to Hawaii, where he lived as a dropout in a surfing community. There he is said to have complained of severe back pain for the first time, reports BBC. His political views also became more extreme during this time.
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According to information from the New York Post, Luigi Mangione comes from a respected and wealthy family in Baltimore, Maryland. Politicians, entrepreneurs and scientists emerge from the family.
Family patriarch Nick Mangione, the son of Italian immigrants, lived the American dream, built a business empire from nothing, invested in real estate and later also in nursing homes.
Health care is particularly important to the family: the Mangiones supported ailing hospitals in Baltimore and the surrounding area with donations amounting to millions.
“We only know what we have read in the media,” said Nino Mangione, a Maryland legislator and cousin of the suspect, in a statement on Facebook. Prayers for Brian Thompson's family.
A police officer at the crime scene: 58th Street in Manhattan. © Stefan Jeremiah/AP/dpa
The New York police used these images to search for the killer. © Montage: New York City Police Department/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa, HOGP/New York Police Department/AP/dpa
The 26-year-old was brought before the judge on Tuesday. He seemed aggressive. © Benjamin B. Braun/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP/dpa
Brian Thompson was shot dead in the street
Brian Thompson (†50) was the CEO of the largest US health insurance company, United Healthcare. He leaves behind a grieving wife and two children. © United Health Group
Flashback: On the morning of December 4th, the killer ambushed the CEO of the health insurance company United Healthcare in the middle of Manhattan and shot him several times in the back with a silenced pistol on the street.
He then fled the scene on a bicycle and was able to escape undetected. What followed was a day-long public manhunt for Mangione.
At the crime scene, investigators found bullet casings with the words “deny,” “defend,” “depose” written on them. A frequently criticized tactic used by US insurance companies.
Six days later, Mangione was arrested at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania. When he went to the magistrate, the 26-year-old appeared aggressive and shouted crude slogans. Release on bail was ruled out.
Incomprehensible: A bizarre cult has now developed around the “CEO killer”. Quite a few see the suspected murderer as a modern Robin Hood and approve of him murder to the father of two Brian Thompson.
