Killing of UnitedHealthcare chief has inspired followers, prosecutors say

Luigi Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP)

Prosecutors in the US say Luigi Mangione, accused of killing the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare on a Manhattan pavement, has inspired others to embrace violence over reasoned debate.

As evidence of Mangione’s growing influence, prosecutors cited July’s deadly mass shooting at the National Football League headquarters.