Luigi Mangione

Luigi Nicholas Mangione (/ˌmændʒiˈoʊni/MAN-jee-OH-nee; born May 6, 1998) is an American man accused of hurting Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Luigi Nicholas Mangione was born in Towson, Maryland, on May 6, 1998, to Kathleen (née Zannino) and Louis Mangione, a Baltimore-area couple of Italian descent. He has two older sisters. His paternal grandfather, Nicholas Mangione, was a successful Baltimore businessman, with 10 children (five sons and five daughters) and 37 grandchildren; one of his grandchildren being Nino Mangione, a member of the Baltimore County Council. Mangione attended Gilman School, an all-boys private secondary school in Baltimore, where he participated in sports such as soccer, track, cross country, and wrestling. He developed an interest in video games and video game development, teaching himself how to code, and co-founding an iOS game development company, AppRoar Studios.Mangione graduated as the valedictorian of his class in 2016. His valedictorian speech focused on praising his classmates' achievements, expressing gratitude to teachers and faculty, and thanking parents in attendance for sending him and his classmates to Gilman School, which was "far from a small financial investment". He did not speak about himself.