Connected, brainy, athletic: the suspect in US insurance CEO’s slaying [Video]

This handout image released by the New York Police Department (NYPD) via X (formerly Twitter) on December 7, 2024, shows the person of interest wanted for questioning in connection to the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Photo: – / NYPD/AFPSource: AFP

The suspect in the high-profile killing of a health insurance CEO that has gripped the United States graduated from an Ivy League university, reportedly hails from a wealthy family, and wrote social media posts brimming with cerebral musings.

Luigi Mangione, 26, was thrust into the spotlight Monday after police revealed his identity as their person of interest, crediting his arrest to a tip from a McDonald’s worker.

He has been connected by police to the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week in broad daylight, in a case that has laid bare deep frustrations and anger with the nation’s privatized medical system.

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