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| Brian Thompson: Who is UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead in New York? | Brian Thompson: Who is UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead in New York? |
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| UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead on a New York City street | UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead on a New York City street |
| Brian Thompson, the US healthcare insurance chief executive who was gunned down in Manhattan, had been receiving threats relating to medical "coverage", according to his widow. | Brian Thompson, the US healthcare insurance chief executive who was gunned down in Manhattan, had been receiving threats relating to medical "coverage", according to his widow. |
| Mr Thompson was shot in the back by a masked assailant on 4 December as he was walking into a hotel where the company he led was holding an investors' meeting. | Mr Thompson was shot in the back by a masked assailant on 4 December as he was walking into a hotel where the company he led was holding an investors' meeting. |
| Five days later, police charged an Ivy League graduate, Luigi Mangione, with murdering Mr Thompson, after detaining him at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania. | Five days later, police charged an Ivy League graduate, Luigi Mangione, with murdering Mr Thompson, after detaining him at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania. |
| The 26-year-old had a handwritten document expressing "ill will" towards corporate America, say investigators. | The 26-year-old had a handwritten document expressing "ill will" towards corporate America, say investigators. |
| What we know so far about the killing of healthcare CEO | What we know so far about the killing of healthcare CEO |
| Watch: How the New York shooting unfolded | Watch: How the New York shooting unfolded |
| New photos released as NYPD hunt insurance boss killer | New photos released as NYPD hunt insurance boss killer |
| "There had been some threats," his wife Paulette Thompson told NBC. "Basically, I don’t know, a lack of [medical] coverage? I don’t know details. | |
| "I just know that he said there were some people that had been threatening him." | |
| A private funeral for Mr Thompson was held at a Lutheran church near where he had lived in Maple Grove, Minnesota. | |
| A statement issued on behalf of the family last week said: “We are shattered to hear about the senseless killing of our beloved Brian. | A statement issued on behalf of the family last week said: “We are shattered to hear about the senseless killing of our beloved Brian. |
| "Brian was an incredibly loving, generous, talented man who truly lived life to the fullest and touched so many lives." | "Brian was an incredibly loving, generous, talented man who truly lived life to the fullest and touched so many lives." |
| The statement added that he was "an incredibly loving father" to his two sons. | The statement added that he was "an incredibly loving father" to his two sons. |
| Mr Thompson and his wife, Paulette, had been living separately at the time of his death, the Wall Street Journal reported. | Mr Thompson and his wife, Paulette, had been living separately at the time of his death, the Wall Street Journal reported. |
| UnitedHealth Group said it was "deeply saddened and shocked" by his death. | UnitedHealth Group said it was "deeply saddened and shocked" by his death. |
| "Brian was a highly respected colleague and friend to all who worked with him," the company said in statement. | "Brian was a highly respected colleague and friend to all who worked with him," the company said in statement. |
| Mr Thompson was named chief executive of UnitedHealthcare - the largest private insurer in the US - in April 2021. | Mr Thompson was named chief executive of UnitedHealthcare - the largest private insurer in the US - in April 2021. |
| He was paid $10.2m (£8m) last year. He started at the company in 2004, before working his way up. | He was paid $10.2m (£8m) last year. He started at the company in 2004, before working his way up. |
| Before joining UnitedHealthcare, Mr Thompson was a manager at accountancy giant PwC for a number of years, according to his LinkedIn account. | Before joining UnitedHealthcare, Mr Thompson was a manager at accountancy giant PwC for a number of years, according to his LinkedIn account. |
| He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1997 with a bachelor's in business administration, it adds. | He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1997 with a bachelor's in business administration, it adds. |
| Mr Thompson had been facing insider trading allegations. | Mr Thompson had been facing insider trading allegations. |
| A class-action lawsuit filed in May 2024 alleged that he sold $15m of his UnitedHealth Group shares, knowing that the company was reportedly facing an antitrust investigation by the US Department of Justice. | A class-action lawsuit filed in May 2024 alleged that he sold $15m of his UnitedHealth Group shares, knowing that the company was reportedly facing an antitrust investigation by the US Department of Justice. |
| The City of Hollywood Firefighters’ Pension Fund initiated a complaint against Mr Thompson and other executives, accusing them of failing to tell investors about the investigation before selling more than $117m in company stock. | The City of Hollywood Firefighters’ Pension Fund initiated a complaint against Mr Thompson and other executives, accusing them of failing to tell investors about the investigation before selling more than $117m in company stock. |
| The lawsuit remains active. | The lawsuit remains active. |
| Investigators allege Mr Mangione was motivated to kill Mr Thompson because of anger with US health insurance companies. | |
| His killing ignited a fraught debate about how the US healthcare system operates. | |
| Some Americans, who pay more for healthcare than people in any other country, expressed anger over what they see as unfair treatment by insurance firms. | |
| Mr Mangione faces federal charges of stalking, a firearms offense and murder through the use of a firearm. The Justice Department has said it intends to pursue the death penalty if he's convicted. | |
| He is also facing 11 state charges in New York and four more in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested at a McDonald's. |