Fingerprints found at the scene of the New York murder of an American health insurance boss match those of the suspect, Luigi Mangione, 26, arrested Monday, December 9 at a McDonald's in the rural town of Altoona, in the state of Pennsylvania, announced Wednesday, December 11, Jessica Tisch, New York police commissioner, cited by ABC.
Shell casings recovered at the scene of the shooting of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthCare, the country's largest private health insurer, also match the gun Luigi Mangione had on him when he was arrested, she said. added.
Luigi Mangione contested his transfer before the New York State courts on Tuesday. While he was charged with murder, his lawyer, Thomas Dickey, said he would plead not guilty and assured: “I have not seen any evidence that proves he is the shooter. »
A week after the crime, investigations focus on the reasons which would have pushed this engineering graduate, a brilliant former student at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, originally from a wealthy family from Baltimore (Maryland), to shoot Brian Thompson in cold blood at the foot of a hotel in the heart of Manhattan.
Shock in the business community
Police said he was in possession of a three-page handwritten text criticizing the health insurance system in the United States, often accused of prioritizing profits over healthcare. According to the New York Timeswho cited police sources, he was carrying another notebook appearing to plan the murder. “What should we do?” Punching a CEO at the annual parasitic accountant convention. It's targeted, precise and safe for innocent people.”we can read there, according to the newspaper.
At dawn on December 4, the killer approached 50-year-old Brian Thompson and coldly shot him dead in the street in front of a Manhattan hotel where an investors' meeting was taking place. The scene, captured by a video surveillance camera, was seen by millions of people.
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The killing sparked a nationwide manhunt and sent shock waves through American business circles. It also sparked hateful comments on social networks against American health insurance programs, illustrating deep anger towards a lucrative system accused of enriching itself at the expense of patients.
