{"id":266271,"date":"2024-12-09T20:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/09\/about-person-of-interest-in-brian-thompsons-shooting-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:11","slug":"about-person-of-interest-in-brian-thompsons-shooting-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/09\/about-person-of-interest-in-brian-thompsons-shooting-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"About Person of Interest in Brian Thompson\u2019s Shooting \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2187620518-2_131e02-e1733773838995.jpeg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 4: A wanted poster is set up for an NYPD press conference regarding a homicide that authorities believe was a targeted attack at One Police Plaza on December 4, 2024, in New York City.  United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot before 7:00am this morning, before he was to attend the company's annual investors meeting. (Photo by Alex Kent\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2187620518-2_131e02-e1733773838995.jpeg?resize=384%2C216 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2187620518-2_131e02-e1733773838995.jpeg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2187620518-2_131e02-e1733773838995.jpeg?fit=887%2C501&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">A person of interest has reportedly been identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-was-brian-thompson-5350981\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Brian Thompson<\/strong><\/a> shooting. The deceased <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/what-did-brian-thompson-do-for-a-living-5351036\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">UnitedHealthcare CEO<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/brian-thompson-unitedhealthcare-ceo-shot-5350938\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">gunned down<\/a> in a targeted attack on December 4, 2024, outside a Hilton Hotel in New York City, the NYPD confirmed. Police promptly embarked on a manhunt and traced a 26-year-old named <strong>Luis Mangione<\/strong> to Altoona, Pennsylvania, five days later. According to a new report, he could be <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/brian-thompson-shooter-suspect-5351069\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">the suspect <\/a>seen in surveillance videos across New York.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Shot Brian Thompson?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">So far, police have not publicly identified a suspect in Thompson\u2019s murder. However, Mangione was named a person of interest in the case, according to the<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/09\/us-news\/person-of-interest-in-fatal-shooting-of-unitedhealthcare-boss-brian-thompson-idd-as-luigi-mangione-an-ex-ivy-league-student\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>\u00a0New York Post<\/em><\/a>. Mangione was taken into custody by police at a McDonald\u2019s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9 \u2014 five days after Thompson was fatally shot.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Is Luigi Mangione?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Mangione is an engineer who is a person of interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/brian-thompson-wife-paulette-divorce-5351524\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Thompson\u2019s shooting<\/a>, the<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/09\/us-news\/person-of-interest-in-fatal-shooting-of-unitedhealthcare-boss-brian-thompson-idd-as-luigi-mangione-an-ex-ivy-league-student\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em> New York Post<\/em><\/a> reported. According to the outlet, he has not been charged with a crime.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">When Mangione was stopped by police in Pennsylvania, he was caught with a gun, silencer, four fake IDs and a manifesto that focused on the <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/brian-thompson-net-worth-salary-5350969\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">U.S. healthcare industry\u2019s profits<\/a> and motives, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<h2>Luigi Mangione Was an Ivy League Student<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Mangione earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree at the University of Pennsylvania in engineering, computer and information science, according to a LinkedIn profile that appears to belong to Mangione.<\/p>\n<h2>Mangione\u2019s Past Job Experience, According to His LinkedIn<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/luigi-mangione\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">LinkedIn<\/a> page that appears to be Mangione\u2019s, he has worked as a data engineer at TrueCar, Inc. in Santa Monica, California, for four years. His profile location notes that he is from Honolulu, Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">Before joining TrueCar, Mangione\u2019s page indicates that he was the founder and project lead of a University of Pennsylvania video game development program from 2016 to 2020. In 2019, he worked as the head counselor to an \u201cartificial intelligence teaching assistant\u201d at Stanford University.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">While at his alma mater, UPenn, Magione worked as a teaching assistant in the \u201chead of recitation committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Why Was Brian Thompson Shot?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">Since a suspect has not been publicly Identified by police, a motive is still unknown. However, reports speculate that the shooter could have been fed up with rumored insurmountable expenses from UnitedHealthcare. Thompson\u2019s murder has divided social media users, with some slamming him for his multi-million-dollar net worth and alleged wealthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/luigi-mangione-brian-thompson-5352458\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: Getty Images A person of interest has reportedly been identified in the Brian Thompson shooting. 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