Luigi Mangione, the Ivy League graduate accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was never a client of the medical insurance giant, a senior NYPD official revealed Thursday.
Chief of Detective Joseph Kenny told NBC that he suspects the alleged 26-year-old gunman may have targeted Thompson due to the size and influence of the health insurance company.
Kenny said investigators found evidence that Mangione was aware UnitedHealthcare was holding its annual investor conference at a Manhattan hotel the day of the cold-blooded slaying.
When Mangione was arrested at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s on Monday, he was in possession of a manifesto-type note that mentioned UnitedHealthcare, sources have previously told The Post.
“We have no indication that he was ever a client of UnitedHealthcare, but he does make mention that it is the fifth largest corporation in America, which would make it the largest healthcare organization in America,” Kenny told the outlet.
“So that’s possibly why he targeted that company.”
Mangione is accused of fatally shooting Thompson as the 50-year-old CEO walked to the Hilton hotel on Sixth Avenue, where UnitedHealthcare’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group, was holding its annual investor conference on Dec. 4.
