Luigi Mangione, 26, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, reportedly does not have insurance with the company. According to NBC News.
As NBC News reported, UnitedHealth Group said it has no record of Mangione obtaining insurance through UnitedHealthcare.
The Hill has reached out to the NYPD for additional comment.
“There is no indication that he was a customer of United Healthcare, but he does note that United Healthcare is the fifth largest company in America, which would make United Healthcare the largest company in America. medical organization,” said New York City Police Department Chief of Detectives. Joseph Kenney said in an interview aired Thursday.
“Maybe that's why he targeted that company,” he added.
Thompson was shot to death last week outside a midtown Manhattan hotel where UnitedHealth Group was holding its annual investor conference.
Mangione faces five charges, including second-degree murder. According to the arrest warrant. He also faces two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.
Police said they found a ghost gun, a silencer, and writings expressing “some kind of malice toward American businesses” on Mangione, and that these were linked to Mangione's crime.
Mangione, a University of Pennsylvania graduate, said in a handwritten note that he acted alone.
Mangione was arrested on gun charges in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday, according to the New York City Police Department, which said Mangione was a “person of interest” in last week's shooting. He faces five charges in Pennsylvania, including possessing a firearm without a license and providing false identification to law enforcement.
