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UnitedHealthcare has announced that Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of its CEO Brian Thompson, was not a customer of the company.

Some shit you should know before you read: Last week, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was murdered outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel as he headed to an investor conference. Surveillance footage captured a masked gunman firing at Thompson from behind in an attack that authorities quickly said was targeted. A manhunt ensued, and days later, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a McDonald’s employee recognized him from circulated photos. During his arrest, police found a ghost gun, fake IDs, and a manifesto that tied him directly to the shooting.

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What’s going on now: Despite speculation that the attack was personally motivated, UnitedHealthcare has confirmed that neither Luigi Mangione nor his mother were ever insured by the company. In addition, Investigators revealed that Mangione’s manifesto expressed disgust for corporate healthcare executives, referring to them as “parasites” and accusing them of exploiting the system for personal gain. The manifesto described the killing as a symbolic challenge to what Mangione viewed as systemic corruption and greed within the industry.

Detective Joseph Kenny of the NYPD stated that Mangione appeared to target UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson due to the company’s prominence as the largest healthcare organization in America. He also noted that Mangione’s manifesto and other writings referred to personal struggles, including chronic back pain, which may have fueled his anger toward the healthcare system.

Theories go wild: The number 286 has become a focal point of online speculation regarding Luigi Mangione and his alleged motives. Internet investigators have uncovered several connections: Mangione’s social media banner featured Breloom, a Pokémon ranked #286 in the Pokédex, and his X account reportedly had exactly 286 posts at the time of his arrest. Adding to the intrigue, he was apprehended 286 miles from the murder scene, and the number 286 is used in healthcare billing, where denial code 286 indicates claims rejected for missed appeal deadlines.

Some theorists have tied the number to Proverbs 28:6, a biblical verse contrasting the integrity of the poor with the corruption of the wealthy—which some say echoes Mangione’s criticism of corporate greed.

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