NY - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in Midtown. #8 *Arrest*

[Chimera]

And there he is.. the real Luigi..

I'm glad he was caught when he was, because THIS doesn't look like the face of a man that was finished.

ITA.
Thankful more innocent lives weren't taken by this perp.
Omo.

 

[RobSA]

His lawyers have their work cut out for them it seems

Does he just turn on the switch full bore to try and show he is insane?

 

[Sunshynn]

And there he is.. the real Luigi..

I'm glad he was caught when he was, because THIS doesn't look like the face of a man that was finished.

I agree.
I think that Altoona was a stop on his way to another destination for the same purpose. MOO.
I hardly think he'd be done with the killing of one CEO when he's this (gestures hands wildly) angry.

Again - jmo

 

[whitelilac]

I can't imagine how his family is coping with this. From pride in their son/sibling to sheer devastation.

 

[Curiousobserver]

Family of suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing reported him missing after back surgery

Alleged shooter, 26, appears to have suffered chronic back problems and withdrew from social contact in November

www.theguardian.com

Mangione made his first court appearance on Monday night to face charges relating to the killing of Thompson outside the annual UnitedHealthcare investors meeting in New York. In addition to the murder charge, he faces counts over the criminal possession of a weapon and silencer.

Police said that they arrested him in possession of a so-called ghost gun – that could have been produced by a 3D printer – and a suppressor.

Mangione was largely silent during the court hearing, though he did speak out to dispute the account being presented by prosecutors. They had said he was carrying about $10,000 in cash, and asserted that the bag he was carrying had the ability to block cellphone signals, which all pointed to his sophisticated criminal planning.

“I’d like to correct two things,” Mangione said, according to CNN. “First, I don’t know where any of that money came from – I’m not sure if it was planted. And also, that bag was waterproof, so I don’t know about criminal sophistication.”

 

[skymom]

We can't sleuth his family, but I don't think they were *that* wealthy (at least not by the standards of the richest people in MD nor NY nor CA or any other high CoL place.

It is my impression that his family has gone public about their own medical issues and inability to pay for two members' bills. His family owns a funeral home; his closest relatives have jobs - well paid jobs, but still jobs that require a lot of hard work (medical doctor, for example).

'Shocked and devastated': Family of suspected United Healthcare killer speaks out

The family of the suspected killer of CEO Brian Thompson shared a statement about their son hours after police arrested him.

www.usatoday.com

I'll report my own post to make sure this link is okay.

Good point. His grandparents had 10 children, and they each had children of their own. That may be a lot of people to split up the wealth of the grandparents. They might be well off, but not necessarily rolling in dough.

 

[BrianJohnson]

I'm thinking this isn't arrogance and that he's had some type of psychological deterioration. Who knows?
I hope they lock him up and throw away the key, but it always makes me sad to see young people with promise completely lose their way.

Agree, both Brian and Luigi were valedictorians from world class schools, one had a high flying successful business career, the other threw it all away, such a waste of 2 brilliant minds that 1 should lose his life at the hands of the one who made bad choices

 

[sds71]

“When my spondy went bad on me last year (23M) it was completely devastating as a young athletic person,” Mister_Cactus wrote in a subreddit for spondylolisthesis, a condition where the vertebrae in the spine slip out of place. “Seemingly all I could read on the internet was that I was destined to chronic pain and a desk job for the rest of my life.” They added that the thought “completely destroyed” them until learning about the prospect of spinal fusion surgery, which connects two or more bones in the spine, preventing movement between them that can cause some types of back pain

“‘Nobody will operate on my back until I’m at least 40’ is nonsense coming from a medical professional who lacks perspective.”

UHC Shooter Luigi Mangione Appears To Have Been A Redditor — And He Researched Back Pain And Backpacks

UHC Shooter Luigi Mangione Researched Backpacks and Asked For Advice on Back Pain On Reddit

www.forbes.com

 

[NuttMegg]

I can't imagine how his family is coping with this. From pride in their son/sibling to sheer devastation.

Imagine how his relative (cousin?) feels, he's a republican state office holder.

 

[Big Ears]

Luigi Mangione in custody live updates from Dec. 9-10

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as Ivy League grad Luigi Mangione is charged with his murder.

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Holy mackerel, check the heavy grip on his surgically repaired neck.

 

[MrB327]

I expected him to be meek and downcast, as he appeared in the McDonalds. I guess he got enough sleep to switch back to his rage and self grandiosity.

He sure is arrogant!!

We'll see how arrogant he is when the folks at Rikers "welcome" him!!

 

[arielilane]

Luigi Mangione in custody live updates from Dec. 9-10

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as Ivy League grad Luigi Mangione is charged with his murder.

nypost.com

"It’s extremely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and the lived experience."View attachment 550616View attachment 550617

T-shirts, bumper stickers, etc. are printing right now. sad. moo

 

[Curiousobserver]

Luigi Mangione in custody live updates from Dec. 9-10

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as Ivy League grad Luigi Mangione is charged with his murder.

nypost.com

"It’s extremely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and the lived experience."View attachment 550616View attachment 550617

Wow, what a ton of rage on his face.

 

[Marantz4250b]

It comes down to this and perhaps a type of confusion surrounding dating in general... imo, total speculation.

Luigi Mangione 'was unable to have sex because of severe back injury'

RJ Martin said Mangione had told him the injury sustained following an accident had made dating impossible.

www.dailymail.co.uk

'He knew that dating and being physically intimate with his back condition wasn’t possible,' Mr Martin told The Times''

Was that just a temporary thing immediately after the accident or the surgery, though? I find it difficult to believe his injury/surgery prevented that if he is physically able to walk across the street, shoot someone multiple times then ride off at high speed on a bike all whilst lugging a backpack around.

 

[Curiousobserver]

And there he is.. the real Luigi..

I'm glad he was caught when he was, because THIS doesn't look like the face of a man that was finished.

I agree- he kept that gun and those ID's for a reason.

 

[Jamie737]

Luigi Mangione in custody live updates from Dec. 9-10

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as Ivy League grad Luigi Mangione is charged with his murder.

nypost.com

"It’s extremely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and the lived experience."View attachment 550616View attachment 550617

Starting to look like a manic episode

 

[daybreaking]

I can't imagine how his family is coping with this. From pride in their son/sibling to sheer devastation.

His mother reported him missing in November. If I were in her shoes, I'd be grateful to know that he was alive and somewhere he wouldn't be able to hurt himself, at least temporarily. Just my opinion.

 

[legalese]

Thank you for explaining this. Would his 'laying in wait" for him victim impact his charges somehow?

No, but it does help prosecutors establish the intent element of a second degree murder charge imo. If he is convicted of second degree murder, a judge will likely consider his laying in wait (as well as the pre-planning involved, of course) as aggravating factors for sentencing. Second degree murder carries a minimum sentence of 15-25 years and a maximum of life, so a judge will consider aggravating and mitigating factors to determine what they believe to be an appropriate sentence within this range. These factors are also significant to the prosecution in determining what, if any, plea deal to offer.

 

[arielilane]

Holy mackerel, check the heavy grip on his surgically repaired neck.

I need to look at the video again, however, iirc, he whipped his neck around [turned it around] and I felt once he saw a crowd decided to show off? I didn't know he had a repaired neck. But, boy, for someone supposedly having pain, he covers well. moo

 

[Columbo Was The Best]

Holy mackerel, check the heavy grip on his surgically repaired neck.

I noticed that too!! that must hurt like hell.