The CEO of America's largest health insurance company was shot in New York by a masked gunman last week in a daylight murder that has left America reeling.Brian Thompson, who worked for UnitedHealthcare, was repeatedly shot from behind outside the Hilton hotel in Manhattan, in what police called a “premeditated, targeted attack”.
The suspect fled the scene and sparked a massive manhunt, with the FBI and New York police offering a combined reward of $60,000 for information leading to his capture.CCTV footage of a suspect, along with unusual clues left at the crime scene, gripped the public's imagination as law enforcement agencies raced to apprehend the unknown shooter.
When a “strong person of interest” was captured and charged with murder on Monday, the world's shock only grew. Police revealed this man to be Luigi Mangione, a "super normal" Ivy League graduate from a wealthy family.Appearing at Pennsylvania court on Monday, Mangione listened as gun and forgery charges were read against him at the Blair county courthouse in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Authorities have since charged Mangione with first-degree murder.As Luigi's devastated family offer "prayers to the family of Brian Thompson", many are asking - who is Luigi Mangione?
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