[KARAH RUCKER]

FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF UNITED-HEALTH-CARE C-E-O BRIAN THOMPSON, ‘WANTED’ POSTERS FOR HEALTHCARE AND FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES ARE NOW POPPING UP AROUND NEW YORK CITY.

THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE ORIGIN OF THESE THREATENING IMAGES.

THE POSTERS INCLUDE PICTURES OF INSURANCE LEADERS AS WELL AS THOMPSON WITH A RED ‘X’ CROSSING HIS IMAGE OUT.

IT’S THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF INCIDENTS SPARKING FEAR AMONG BUSINESS LEADERS IN THE WAKE OF THOMPSON’S FATAL SHOOTING.

THE N-Y-P-D SAYS IT’S AWARE OF A WAVE OF ONLINE THREATS AGAINST EXECUTIVES.

26-YEAR-OLD LUIGI MANGIONE IS CHARGED WITH THOMPSON’S MURDER IN NEW YORK CITY AND POLICE SAY THEY FOUND HIM WITH A MANIFESTO CONDEMNING WHAT HE SAW AS INSURANCE COMPANIES CHOOSING PROFITS OVER PEOPLE.

WRITING, QUOTE, “THESE PARASITES SIMPLY HAD IT COMING.”

NEW YORK AUTHORITIES SAY THEY’RE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR EXTREMISTS WHO MAY SEE “MANGIONE AS A MARTYR” AND PERSON TO IMITATE.

FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING, SOCIAL MEDIA PRAISE FOR MANGIONE SKYROCKETED WITH SOME CALLING HIM A “HERO.”

AND OTHERS SUGGESTING IT COULD SPARK A DISCUSSION ABOUT HEALTH-CARE POLICY IN THE U-S.

IN A BULLETIN TUESDAY, NEW YORK POLICE WARNED AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS IN SUPPORT OF THOMPSON’S KILLING, AND SAY SUPPORT FOR MANGIONE MAY REPRESENT A HEIGHTENED THREAT TO HIGH-PROFILE EXECUTIVES.

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