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The man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was not a client of the health insurer, FOX Business has learned, amid theories that he may have targeted the company over denied claims.
In an interview Thursday with WNBC-TV, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Luigi Mangione, an Ivy League graduate, may have targeted the company because of its size and influence.
He said a note was found in Mangione’s possession when he was detained in Pennsylvania.
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Ivy League graduate Luigi Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk. (Luigi Mangione Facebook/NYPD CrimeStoppers/Fox News)
“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 the United States, which would make it the largest healthcare organization in the United States,” Kenny told the outlet. of communication. “So that’s possibly why he targeted that company. He had prior knowledge that the conference would be held on that date at that location.”
Mangione’s mother was also not a member of UnitedHealthcare. Kenny noted that Mangione suffered a major back injury in July 2023.
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“It appears that he had an accident that put him in the emergency room in July of 2023, and that it was a life-changing injury,” Kenny said. “He posted x-rays of the screws that were being inserted into his spine. So the injury he suffered was a life-changing injury, and that’s what may have put him on this path.”
Mangione’s family reported her missing to San Francisco authorities in November, Kenny said.
Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is brought to Blair County Court for an extradition hearing on December 10 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Mangione is being held in a Pennsylvania jail after his arrest Monday in Altoona. His lawyer, Thomas Dickey, has said his client intends to plead not guilty and has not seen any evidence linking the 26-year-old to the murder.
Mangione’s arrest came days after Thompson was shot to death on a Manhattan street, followed by a search for the suspected gunman, who authorities said was waiting outside a hotel where UnitedHealthcare was holding its annual investor conference.
Shortly after the murder, Mangione took a taxi to Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, near the George Washington Port Authority bus terminal, Kenny said.
Flags fly at half-staff in front of UnitedHealthcare’s corporate headquarters on Dec. 4, 2024, in Minnetonka, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/Getty Images)
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“From there, we have him. We believe he may have taken the subway back to Penn Station and then from there he headed to Philadelphia,” the chief told the news station.
Mangione is fighting attempts to extradite him to New York, where he faces a murder charge.
