Luigi M. was arrested as a suspected murderer in a McDonald's in Pennsylvania after five days of intensive manhunt.
Photo: dpa/Janet Klingbeil
Luigi M., 26 years old, is said to have a passion for technology and problem solving. At school he ran a robot group and built award-winning machines, reports the Washington Post. His creativity had a dark side: the weapon with which he is said to have murdered Brian Thompson, head of a major US health insurance company, in Manhattan on December 4th was made using a 3D printer – a so-called ghost gun.
After five days of intensive manhunt, M. was arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania. On his person, police found a handwritten manifesto about his disgust with the US healthcare industry. The words “delay,” “deny,” and “depose” were engraved on bullet casings that he was believed to have used in the crime. M. could have been alluding to the practices of Thompson's UnitedHealth of delaying or refusing services and thereby getting people into difficulties.
M.'s grandfather was a prominent real estate developer and his grandmother was a philanthropist. He is said to have posted on social media profiles about topics such as artificial intelligence and the social impact of social media. A photo shows an X-ray of his spine with four screws inserted – an indication of his serious back problem, which shapes his life and could be observed.
Luigi M. most recently lived in Hawaii, where he may have planned the crime. Investigators are now checking whether he acted alone.
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