The University of Pennsylvania said an assistant professor retracted her comments on the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after agreeing they were “insensitive.”
Thompson, 50, was killed outside a Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan on December 4. The suspect fled the scene following the shooting.
On Monday, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione was taken into custody at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection with the shooting. He was later charged with second-degree murder in New York. He is also facing multiple charges in Pennsylvania.
Julia Alekseyeva, an assistant professor of English and cinema and media studies, reportedly made several social media posts about the incident.
Jeffrey Kallberg, deputy dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, said the comments were “antithetical to the values” of the school and the university in a statement sent to Newsweek.