The Story of Brian Thompson's Last Day

Brian Thompson was a very important boss, called a CEO, for a big company that helps people with their health insurance. Imagine a company that helps decide if doctors' visits and medicines are paid for. Brian was in charge of this company, UnitedHealthcare. He was born on July 10, 1974. Sadly, his life ended on December 4, 2024, in a busy part of New York City called Midtown Manhattan.

One cold morning, outside a tall hotel called the New York Hilton Midtown, something very sad happened. Brian Thompson was shot. The person who did it was wearing a mask and ran away very fast.

What's really strange is that the little metal pieces from the bullets, called cartridge cases, had words written on them: 'delay', 'deny', and 'depose'. These words might have something to do with why this happened.

Detectives worked hard to find out who did this. They were looking for a man wearing a mask. Later, they found a young man named Luigi Mangione. They think he was the one who did it. When they caught him, he had a special kind of gun that was 3D printed, like something you might make with a fancy 3D printer at home! He also had a letter about how he felt about the healthcare system.

People were talking a lot about this event. Some people were very upset about what happened to Brian Thompson. Others thought about the company he led and how it sometimes made it hard for people to get the help they needed.

Brian Thompson had even received scary messages, called death threats, before this happened. It shows how important it is for everyone to be treated fairly, especially when it comes to their health.