Luigi Mangione Gains Hundreds of Thousands of Followers After Arrest [Video]

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in last week’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has gained hundreds of thousands of social media followers after his arrest.

Mangione’s social media following has exploded after being identified as a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Police announced on Monday that Mangione, 26, was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel.

Prosecutors in New York charged Mangione with murder after law enforcement in Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrested Mangione on weapons charges after he was recognized by an employee at a McDonald’s on Monday morning.

(L) Police place bullet casing markers outside of a Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan where United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on December 04, 2024, in New York City. Luigi Mangione (R) is…Spencer Platt/Getty/ Altoona Police Department

Police discovered he was carrying a firearm, a fake New Jersey ID matching the one the suspect used …