‘Wanted’ CEO posters and other threats emerge after Mangione arrest
Since Luigi Mangione was charged with with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, business executives, insurance employees and police officers have reported threats and harassment.
Business executives, health insurance industry employees and law enforcement officers have reported facing threats and harassment following the capture this week of the man charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The brazen killing on a New York City street a week ago, though widely condemned by political and business leaders, has nonetheless catapulted the masked shooter into cause célèbre status for some in the U.S. who consider the crime a symbolic repudiation of the country’s health care system.
The attorney for the suspect, Luigi Mangione, 26, an Ivy League graduate, has said Mangione intends to plead not guilty to all charges.
Authorities fear the shooting may inspire copycat attacks.
Social media posts Wednesday showed images of “wanted” posters put up in Manhattan that featured photos of the CEOs of at least two health insurance companies. The posters accuse the executives of “denying medical care for corporate profit.”
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