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On December 4, 2024, Mangione's journey culminated in the assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Witnesses reported that Mangione shot Thompson outside a Midtown hotel in broad daylight, before being apprehended days later at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania. Police found him in possession of a 3D-printed ghost gun—a term that evokes the fringe of gun control debates and the perception of untraceable weapons.