New reports suggest investigators are increasingly persuaded that the suspect in the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO may not have acted alone. Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, has captivated national attention since being identified as the shooter of Brian Thompson in New York City. Initially charged with murder for the December 4 attack, Mangione now also faces terrorism-related charges.
Despite Mangione’s assertion in a manifesto found on him that he acted independently, seasoned crime analysts suggest otherwise. Brian O’Shea, a former U.S. Army and private intelligence veteran, highlighted several indicators suggesting coordination, such as the suspect’s timely arrival and suspicious activity captured on CCTV.
“The odds of you getting somewhere right when your mark is getting there are next to impossible,” O’Shea told DailyMail in an exclusive interview. “I’ve done probably over 2,000 hours of surveillance, and probably half of those in New York City. It takes a long time to get to the right place at the right time.”
“The best way to be at the right place at the right time is to have a team, have intelligence on the movement of the target, and to have that team and yourself sit there for a long