NY - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in Midtown. #7 *Arrest*

[fridaybaker]

He hates 'Corporate America', yet was eating in McDonald's?!?

I think this is missing the point some. In a country where behemoth corporations, often entwined with governmental agencies, are increasingly taking over life, where else would someone eat? There are (virtually) no "mom and pop" type eateries anymore. And where does one find affordable, nutritious food? (Many, many people these days consider eating at McDonalds to be a splurge, by the way.)

Seriously, where, and what, does one eat that isn't tied to huge corporations? Whether your food is sourced as groceries from Wallmart, Kroger, etc., or wether your pay through the nose for "healthy" food at Sprouts, it's all shipped/trucked/packaged, etc., by major corporations.

There simply is no detaching onself from "Corporate America" in 2024.

 

[human_Behavior]

I am not sure why the surprise. I predict he was very polite and cooperative, and will cooperate with police. I wonder who will take his case and if he will plead guilty. I wonder if he will plead guilty off the bat. IMO he may.

IMO, I think it will be found he obtained the weapon set-up due to research regarding criteria he wanted, and then trained or researched how to best use that weapon. Same with the planning, routes, and transportation choices. Whether he had further plans, or what he was doing hanging around Altoona PA, I don't see any information available that points either way on that.

Someone in the last thread brought up his private high school and why would he be worried about health care costs - why shouldn't he see what a great deal of America has to go through?

Yes, and I think even the "wealthy" can have medical costs that really dent into their budgets depending on the ailment. In Christopher Reeve's book, Still Me, he was a famous actor (and probably very wealthy), played Superman but when he had the equestrian accident and became a quadrapalegic, eventually the medical costs (24 hour nurses and much more) really started to get out of hand for him and his family. He became force for change against insurance practices like the kind in this case, even in his immobile state, testifying in Washington and fighting for those in his condition. In his book, he talks about the insurance companies, and how he had to always fight their denials. It's too bad, the alleged killer didn't choose something closer to this type of fighting against the insurance companies.

 

[CrimeDawg123]

I wonder if the choice of gun was purposeful or just a matter of convenience, and where'd he get it?

 

[Synergizer Bunny]

Did they say who turned him in? Did I miss it?

 

[MissPie]

I don't understand people's focus on his Goodreads list, aren't people used to reading ideas from authors who are completely opposite to theirs in order to (in a way) ''protect'' themselves and get a full picture of who are the crazies in society past and present? Maybe I think so because I am a Goodreads volunteer librarian but I read widely, things that I am passionate about and also things that are completely outside my realm/moral values/beliefs to get an insight on what others feel/think, and sort of understand how they react. His Goodreads list (if I did not know he has killed someone) does not tell me anything other than he has an inquisitive mind.

If the Delay Deny Defend book by Jay Feinman is on his Goodreads list, it would be a nice extra piece of circumstantial piece of evidence in connection with the bullets.

 

[Vegasgrl]

More from Miller:

Dark possibility that he intended to keep striking. Notes that he used the plural "parasites" in his manifesto, implying possibility he intended to kill multiple people.

Paraphrasing: Protest is ineffective, violence is the next step that has to be taken.

Said he acted alone and was self funded.

My thoughts: Did he intend to mail this? Was he planning on getting caught eventually? Was he planning on being killed?

Before he was caught I wondered if he had a manifesto on his person at the murder scene, if everything didn't go as planned.

 

[Elley Mae]

Oh good god it’s the station i listen to. ‍

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It’s on now.

 

[priyaya]

Did they say who turned him in? Did I miss it?

Mcdonalds Employee

 

[Gemmie]

Bet his parents are really proud of him.

bet his parents recognized his face... and said nothing. Bet cha!

I think a fair amount of time parents (or other people close) might see a resemblance but tell themselves "Nah... not <insert name here>. No way would my boy do something like that.". I don't think they'd know for certain it had to be their son/who they knew and refused to call in the tip. More denial at the possibility than hiding the fact. JMO

 

[maamager]

he can go hang out with Diddy

Two different offenders with two different motivations. Sentiment noted, but being reductive does not help radicalization this case. imo

 

[less0305]

A senior citizen working at a McDonald's called police to say a person who looked like photos on news was in the restaurant eating.

 

[HmmMysterious]

Trust me. People are gonna find him admirable!

BREAKING: Ex-Ivy League AI Student Luigi Mangione is Person of Interest in UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting.

Authorities have detained Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old from Towson, Maryland, as a person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian

thenationalpulse.com

They're already doing that on X.

 

[Richrd]

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Check-Back for any Pennsylvania Charges:

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/CaseSearch

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[Sundog]

The guy is a loser and wasted his own privileged life and trashed any potential contributions he could have made in his field. His message about health-care coverage seems selfish at this point. And two other young men are suffering the violent loss of their father because of this pretty-boy killer.

jmo

Well said.

 

[crhedBngr]

Fascinating.

Got an appointment at noon ();can't wait to catch up on all of the details.

JMVHO.

 

[shetalksinstereo]

Likes on his fb page include The Italian Club and Armenian Students Association at Penn, so maybe that's the family mix? I remember some writing about Middle East facial features.

dbm

 

[BrianJohnson]

IMO 100% he's taking this to trial. Trial will have millions of eyes on it, and a perfect soapbox for sharing his ideology that no doubt MANY MANY MANY Americans will agree with.

I think the opposite, he will plead guilty and accept what is coming, his whole demeanour today suggests that, apparently he is being really cooperative with LE

 

[bestill]

Bet his parents are really proud of him.

bet his parents recognized his face... and said nothing. Bet cha!

I have not sleuthed his parents but I will not be surprised to read that he will have high dollar legal representation. His trial is going to be huge and it's going to shine light on corporate America in ways they aren't going to like.

I would like to know why it was Brian Thompson that paid the ultimate price? When did Brian become his target? I have so many more questions.

 

[ElizaKate]

The cousin’s office is set to make a statement. Guess he has to get out from under it as well.

His campaign line's kind of dead in the water isn't it..

 

[CamilleBSP]

I wonder if the choice of gun was purposeful or just a matter of convenience, and where'd he get it?

He was a tech bro. Probably had a 3D printer himself. Those are not that expensive these days.