UnitedHealthCare CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione weighed in earlier this year on Japan’s falling birth rate, calling for bans on maid cafés and adult toys to help reverse the country’s population decline.
Mangione is an Ivy League graduate from a wealthy family with no known history of violence, an unexpected profile for a person facing a murder charge in connection with the killing of Brian Thompson last week in Manhattan.
Police also found a handwritten document on the suspect, which they described as demonstrating “ill will toward corporate America.”
His social media presence has sparked significant interest. After his arrest, Mangione’s X (formerly Twitter) account swelled to nearly 300,000 followers. The hashtag “#FreeLuigi” began trending as some characterized him as a vigilante who took action against perceived injustices in the U.S. health care system.