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New York police said detectives were heading to Pennsylvania to bring Mangione back to New York to face charges.
This ended a six-day manhunt in which police scoured New York City, following a trail of surveillance images in search of the killer. Among them was one that showed a man wearing a black hooded jacket and surgical mask in the back of the taxi that police were said to be heading to the George Washington Bridge bus terminal.
Thompson's killing sparked a wave of public emotion online and elsewhere, including anger and outrage at the insurance company and, in some cases, a lack of empathy for his death. In the wake of Thompson's killing, UnitedHealthcare fenced off new fencing around its Minnesota headquarters and increased police presence.
Reports also said a handwritten document found in Mangione's possession criticizes medical companies and suggests violence as a solution.
And that part of the story, the connection to the medical industry, struck a nerve and had ugly consequences in the days after his murder.
For more information, please visit Nicholas Florko, a staff writer for The Atlantic who covers health care and wrote the recent article “Murder is the Terrible Answer to Health Care's Outrage.”
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Nicholas Florko, Atlantic Staff Writer: Of course. Thank you for having me.
