(NewsNation) — Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione’s manifesto will be used as evidence, an NYPD source told NewsNation.
Mangione is facing second-degree murder charges in New York in connection with the shooting.
Luigi Mangione’s alleged manifesto
The document has been described as two to three pages long and talks about the insurance industry. Quotes include, “Frankly, these parasites had it coming” and “I do apologize for any strife or traumas but it had to be done.”
The document also states he was not working with anyone else.
“To the Feds, I’ll keep this short, because I do respect what you do for our country. To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone,” it reads.
Mangione, 26, was arrested on Monday in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after being spotted at a McDonald’s on firearms charges related to a ghost gun he allegedly had on him when arrested.
The NYPD told NewsNation they have not finished interviewing Mangione about the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson but believe the gun found on him when he was arrested is the gun used in the murder.
Who is Luigi Mangione?
Mangione had no prior criminal record.
A spokesperson with the University of Pennsylvania confirmed that Mangiano attended and graduated with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering.
NewsNation’s local affiliate, WPIX, confirmed that Mangione was employed as the head counselor for the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies program in 2019.
The Mangione family issued a statement following his arrest.
“Unfortunately, we cannot comment on news reports regarding Luigi Mangione. We only know what we have read in the media. Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest,” the statement said. “We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved. We are devastated by this news.”
How did police find Luigi Mangione?
The NYPD said investigators spent hours pouring over surveillance footage and looking for evidence following the shooting.
Mangione was initially identified as a person of interest and police released multiple surveillance photos that were shared across the country.
At a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, a customer spotted Mangione based on the photographs and alerted an employee who called 911.
UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting
Thompson was killed while walking to the company’s annual investor meeting. Police say they believe the attack was targeted and not a random act of violence.
The words “deny,” “depose” and “defend” were written on the shell casings found at the scene of the shooting, police sources said to NewsNation local affiliate WPIX.
The words appear to be a possible reference to a book titled “Delay, Deny, Defend,” which details the ways insurance companies use to reject requests for medical coverage deemed necessary by doctors.
UnitedHealthcare has the highest claim denial rate among insurance companies, rejecting 32% of submitted claims compared to the industry average of 16%.
Thompson, 50, was a father of two. He became CEO of UnitedHealthcare in 2021 and helped the company bring in $281 billion in profits in 2023. Between salary and other benefits, he was estimated to have more than $10 million in compensation last year.
Earlier this year, Thompson was sued by the Hollywood Firefighters’ Pension Fund for insider trading and fraud. Executives at United Healthcare were being investigated by the Department of Justice over allegedly running a monopoly and unfairly blocking out competitors.
The Department of Justice also launched an antitrust investigation into the UnitedHealthcare Group following a cyberattack on a subsidiary that handled health care payments. During the attack, many patients were forced to pay out of pocket for care and medications or were unable to get them because medical facilities were unable to process payments.
