A New York Police Department bulletin released Tuesday underscored the high-risk environment following health officials. last week’s shameless murder United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Viral online posts have listed the names and salaries of several health insurance executives, multiple “Wanted” signs have been posted throughout Manhattan and social media users continue to celebrate Thompson’s death, according to the newsletter.
Warning signs suggest the cluster of social media posts suggests that the suspect in the Luigi Mangione shooting may be seen as a “martyr” who could spur extremists to action.
A New York City police officer stands outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan, where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed, on Dec. 4, 2024, in New York.
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Because Mangione’s actions had the potential to “incite various extremist and complaint-driven nefarious actors to violence,” the NYPD encouraged companies to increase precautions and security for executives.
It was Mangione Arrested in Pennsylvania Monday and faces charges including second-degree murder in New York.
“Both before and after the identification and arrest of the alleged perpetrator, some netizens on social media platforms reacted positively to the killing, promoting the targeting of similar executives in the future and sharing conspiracy theories about the shooting,” the newsletter said.
A New York City police officer stands on 54th Street outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed on December 4, 2024 in New York City.
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The newsletter highlighted a viral social media post that included the names and salaries of eight health insurance CEOs, and some online users shared that it’s a “blank list that CEOs should be afraid of,” according to the newsletter. “Wanted” posters in Manhattan featured pictures of company executives and a bullet-shaped graphic warning, “UnitedHealthcare killed everyday people for profit. As a result, Brian Thompson was denied the right to life. Who will be denied next?” ” and “Wall Street CEOs shouldn’t feel safe, deny it, defend it, get rid of it.”
The NYPD bulletin also included multiple examples of people online expressing their belief that Thompson fully deserved to be killed based on his role in the insurance industry.
“My mom was denied chemotherapy multiple times and suffered terribly for the two years she lost her cancer because she was constantly denied…she will have life changing damage from this. Screw her,” one person wrote: according to the report.
A Reddit post cited in the newsletter said: “Politicians are compromised and corporations are suffocating us – all CEOs should be considered. It’s wonderful when your government is bought into by these CEOs who instantly influence the masses.”
