UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on December 4, 2024 outside the Hilton Midtown hotel in New York City. CCTV footage released by the police showcased an unnamed suspect wearing a hood shooting the victim with a pistol. The shooting initiated a nationwide manhunt for the suspect and authorities have now arrested and charged 26-year old Luigi Mangione in relation to the case. Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, a town in the US state of Pennsylvania.
While the case in itself is as serious as things can get, the internet is rife with memes and jokes about it. Particularly the internet is obsessed with Mangione as some hail him as a hero while others acknowledge his handsome looks. Here’s some of the memes and tweets flooding the internet right now.
Me finding out they arrested a man named Luigi Mangione as the alleged UCH assassin pic.twitter.com/pD3CqcXd5q— Lolo (@LolOverruled) December 9, 2024
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