Luigi Mangione, The 26-year-old faces charges of first-degree murder and two counts of murder in the second degree, one of which is considered an act of terrorism. The young man is accused of the murder of Brian Thompsonexecutive director of UnitedHealthCarewhich occurred on December 4 in front of a hotel in Manhattan.
The district attorney of Manhattan, Alvin Braggdescribed the crime as a “premeditated and unscrupulous” act whose objective was to “incite terror.” According to the authorities, Glutton shot Thompson with a “ghost” pistol nine millimeters manufactured by 3D printing, also equipped with a printed silencer.
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Bragg highlighted the growing danger of ghost guns, which are difficult to trace and increasingly common. “Last year, in Manhattan alone, more than 80 of these weapons and their components were recovered,” he stressed. In addition to the murder charges, Glutton faces accusations related to the possession of these weapons.
The suspect, detained in Pennsylvania, will appear in a local court for a hearing that could expedite his transfer to New York. If convicted of terrorism-related murder, he could face life in prison without the possibility of probation.
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Various reactions to the case Glutton
The motivation of Glutton remains a mystery. Investigators reported that he had with him a manifesto criticizing the American health system. This fact, added to the murder of the CEO, generated a heated public debate.
Although many voices condemned the crime, some Internet users praised it as a form of extreme protest against the lucrative system medical insurance.
Jessica Table, chief of police Nueva York, repudiated the glorification of murder, calling it a “scandalous and atrocious celebration of a cold-blooded act.”
Meanwhile, the case of Glutton highlights latent social tensions around the equity of the health system and the proliferation of technologies that facilitate the manufacture of lethal weapons.