Fans are calling on Kim Kardashian to “help” Luigi Mangione, suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, following his arrest.
Thompson, 50, was shot and killed on Wednesday, December 4, in downtown New York City in what police determined was a targeted attack on the health care chief.
A manhunt ensued, and on Monday, Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League-educated “anti-capitalist,” was detained at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania after an employee recognized him and reported him to authorities.
While he remains imprisoned on murder charges, Mangione has gained a passionate cult following online, with many praising him for “sacrificing himself for society.”
And now fans of Kardashian, who has been studying to become a lawyer since 2018, are begging her to step in and help Mangione in her legal fight.
The reality TV star, 44, is heavily involved in criminal justice reform and has helped free more than a dozen people from prison since 2019, according to CBS News.
Fans are calling on Kim Kardashian to “help” Luigi Mangione, suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, following his arrest; Kim seen in November
Mangione, a 26-year-old, Ivy League-educated “anti-capitalist,” was detained at a McDonald’s location in Pennsylvania on Monday after an employee recognized him and reported him to authorities; Seen December 10 at the Blair County Courthouse
Mocking one of Kardashian’s most infamous quotes, a fan reposted Mangione’s mugshot on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday with the caption: “Get your butt up and work @kimkardashian.”
“Someone please contact Kim Kardashian and tell her to protect Luigi Mangione, he can’t go to jail,” another tweeted.
Many expected Kardashian to ‘represent’ Mangione in court, even though she was not a licensed lawyer, while others jokingly asked her to include the handsome suspect in the upcoming campaign for her clothing brand, SKIMS.
One person on the inevitable skim campaign will ruin the Internet…’
While many felt it was possible that Kardashian could help Mangione, others felt it was unlikely that a billionaire, like her, would go against the “corrupt rich.”
Kim has been working toward a law degree since 2018 in memory of her late father, Robert Kardashian, who was a high-profile lawyer but died in 2003 at the age of 59.
The mother of four passed the 2021 California baby bar exam after four attempts. She plans to take the California bar exam in 2025.
Despite not being a lawyer yet, Kim already has incredible legal success under her belt.
While awaiting extradition to New York, Mangione has gained a passionate cult following online, with many praising him for “sacrificing himself for society”; seen December 9
And now fans of Kardashian, who has been studying to become a lawyer since 2018, are begging him to step in and help Mangione in her legal fight; Kardashian seen at the White House in April 2024
The Hulu star helped successfully campaign for the clemency of Alice Marie Johnson, who was sentenced to life in prison for a non-violent crime.
He has also consistently advocated for inmates, including Erik and Lyle Menendez, who will soon face resentencing after spending nearly 30 years in prison for the 1989 murder of their parents.
Most recently, Kim visited Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in April to advocate for criminal justice reform.
Kardashian has not commented on Mangione’s recent arrest or asked for her to “help” him.
The 26-year-old man was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday after a McDonald’s customer recognized him and notified an employee, authorities said. Police were soon summoned to Altoona, about 233 miles (375 kilometers) west of New York City.
They arrived to find Mangione sitting at a table in the back of the restaurant, wearing a blue medical mask and looking at a laptop, according to a Pennsylvania police criminal complaint.
He initially gave them a fake ID, but when an officer asked Mangione if he had been in New York recently, he “went quiet and started shaking,” the complaint says.
When he lowered his mask at the officers’ request, “we knew it was our guy,” rookie officer Tyler Frye said at a news conference in Hollidaysburg.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference in Manhattan that Mangione was carrying a gun like the one used to kill Thompson and the same fake ID the shooter had used to check into a shelter. New York, along with a passport and other fraudulent identification. .
From surveillance video, New York investigators deduced that the shooter fled on a bicycle toward Central Park, got out and then took a taxi to a bus terminal in northern Manhattan.
Once in Pennsylvania, he went from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, “trying to keep a low profile” by avoiding cameras, said Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Mangione had a three-page handwritten document showing “ill will toward American companies.”
A law enforcement official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity said the document included a line in which Mangione claimed to have acted alone.
‘For the feds, I will be brief, because I respect what they do for our country. “To save you a lengthy investigation, I clearly state that I was not working with anyone,” the document said, according to the official.
It also had a line that said, “I apologize for any conflict or trauma, but it had to be done.” Frankly, these parasites just had it coming.’
At the scene of the murder, police found bullets and shell casings with the words “delay,” “deny” and “depose” scrawled on them. The words mimic a phrase used to criticize the insurance industry.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, was shot and killed on Wednesday, December 4, in downtown New York City in what police determined was a targeted attack on the healthcare chief.
The reality TV star, 44, is heavily involved in criminal justice reform and has helped free more than a dozen people from prison since 2019.
The grandson of a wealthy real estate developer and self-made philanthropist, Mangione is the cousin of a current Maryland state legislator. Mangione earned top grades at his elite Baltimore prep school, where in his 2016 graduation speech he praised his classmates’ “incredible courage to explore the unknown and try new things.”
Mangione graduated at the top of his class from the elite Gilman School in Baltimore, and even gave the commencement address at his 2016 graduation, according to video of the ceremony.
“He seemed like a smart kid, he seemed like he was always doing the right thing,” a former classmate, who was shocked by the arrest, told Fox News Digital, adding: “(He) wasn’t crazy.”
He went on to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science in 2020 from the University of Pennsylvania, a spokesperson said.
“Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest,” Mangione’s family said in a statement posted on social media Monday night by his cousin, Maryland lawmaker Nino Mangione.
“We offer our prayers to Brian Thompson’s family and ask people to pray for everyone involved.”